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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 1128
BY REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON
HOLIDAYS: Authorizes higher education employees who are veterans to take paid leave
on Veterans' Day to attend certain events
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 1:55(F), relative to legal holidays; to authorize certain employees2
to attend Veterans' Day activities and events with compensation; and to provide for3
related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 1:55(F) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 6
ยง55. Days of public rest, legal holidays, and half-holidays7
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F. Each institution of higher education in the state, through a representative9
appointed by it, shall designate a maximum of fourteen legal holidays per calendar10
year to be observed by all of its employees. If the institution does not elect to11
designate Veterans' Day as one of the fourteen legal holidays to be observed, an12
employee, who is a veteran as defined in R.S. 29:251.2, shall be allowed to attend13
activities or events related to Veterans' Day with compensation and for no more than14
four hours, when the designated day for observance by the state is on a regularly15
scheduled workday.16 HLS 14RS-1728 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 1128
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Jefferson HB No. 1128
Abstract: Authorizes employees of institutions of higher education who are veterans to
attend Veterans' Day related events with pay.
Present law requires each institution of higher education to designate a maximum of 14 legal
holidays per calendar year to be observed by its employees.
Proposed law requires the institution to allow employees who are veterans as defined by
present law (R.S. 29:251.2) to attend events related to Veterans' Day with compensation for
no more than four hours when such activities occur on a regularly scheduled workday.
(Amends R.S. 1:55(F))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Judiciary to the original bill.
1. Changed the provision which allowed all employees to attend events related to
Veteran's Day to allow only employees who are veterans to attend the events.