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ACT No. 671
Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 1128
BY REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON
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
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: