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TABLE 8.7 State Employees: Paid Holidays**

State or other Martin Luther King’s Washington’s jurisdiction Major holidays (a) Birthday (b) Lincoln’s Birthday President’s Day (c) Birthday (c) (d) ★ ★(h) … … ★(i) … ★ ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ Arizona ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ Arkansas ★ ★(h) … … ★(i) … ★ California ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ Colorado ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ Connecticut ★ ★ ★ … ★ ★ ★ Delaware ★ ★ … … … ★ ★ ★ ★ … … … … ★ ★ ★ … … (l) … ★ Hawaii ★ ★ … ★ … ★ ★ Idaho ★ ★(h) … ★ … … ★ Illinois ★ ★ ★ … ★ … ★ Indiana ★ ★ (m) … (m) ★ ★ Iowa ★ ★ … … … … ★ Kansas ★ ★ … … … … ★ ★ ★ … … … ★(n) ★ ★ ★ … … … ★ ★ Maine ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ Maryland ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ Massachusetts ★ ★ … … ★ … ★ Michigan ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ Minnesota ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ ★ ★(h) … … ★ … ★(v) Missouri ★ ★ ★ … ★ … ★ Montana ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ Nebraska ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ New Hampshire ★ ★(h) … ★ … … ★ New Jersey ★ ★ … ★ … ★ ★ New ★ ★ … (o) … … ★ New York ★ ★ (j) … ★ … ★ ★ ★ … … … ★ ★ North Dakota ★ ★ … ★ … ★ ★ Ohio ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ Oklahoma ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ Oregon ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ Pennsylvania ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ Rhode Island ★ ★ … … … … ★ ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ South Dakota ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ ★ ★ … ★ … ★ ★ ★ ★ … ★ … (r) ★ Utah ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ Vermont ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ ★ ★ … … ★ … ★ Washington ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ West Virginia ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ Wisconsin ★ ★ … … … … ★ Wyoming ★ ★ … ★ … … ★ Dist. of Columbia ★ ★ … … ★ … ★ American Samoa ★ ★ … ★ … ★ ★ Guam ★ ★ … … … … ★ CNMI* ★ ★ … ★ … ★ ★ ★ ★ … ★ … ★ ★ U.S. Virgin Islands ★ ★ … ★ … ★ ★

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TABLE 8.7 State Employees: Paid Holidays** (continued)

State or other Day after Day before or after Day before or after jurisdiction (e) Veteran’s Day Thanksgiving New Year’s Election Day (f) Other (g) Alabama ★ ★ (k) (k) … … ★ Alaska … ★ … … … … ★ Arizona ★ ★ … … … … … Arkansas … ★ (k) Before … … ★ California … ★ ★ … … … ★ Colorado ★ ★ … … … … ★ Connecticut ★ ★ … … … … … Delaware … ★ ★ … … ★ ★ Florida … ★ ★ … … … ★ Georgia ★ ★ (l) (l) … … ★ Hawaii … ★ … … … ★ ★ Idaho ★ ★ … … … … … Illinois ★ ★ ★ … … ★ … Indiana ★ ★ (m) (m) … ★ … Iowa … ★ ★ … … … ★ Kansas … ★ ★ … … … ★ Kentucky … ★ ★ ★ ★ ★(t) … Louisiana … ★ … … … ★(u) ★ Maine ★ ★ ★ … … … ★ Maryland ★ ★ ★(aa) … … ★ … Massachusetts ★ ★ … … … … ★ Michigan … ★ ★ Before Before ★(z) … Minnesota … ★ ★ … … … ★ Mississippi … ★ (k) (k) … … ★ Missouri ★ ★ … … … … ★ Montana ★ ★ … … … ★ … Nebraska ★ ★ ★ … … … ★ Nevada … ★ ★(cc) … … … ★ New Hampshire … ★ ★ … … … ★ New Jersey ★ ★ … … … ★ … New Mexico ★ ★ (o) … … (w) … New York ★ ★ … … … ★ … North Carolina … ★ ★ (x) … … … North Dakota … ★ … (p) … … … Ohio ★ ★ … … … … … Oklahoma … ★ ★ Before … … … Oregon … ★ ★ … … … … Pennsylvania ★ ★ ★ … … … … Rhode Island ★ ★ … … … ★ ★ South Carolina … ★ ★ Both … … ★ South Dakota (y) ★ … … … … … Tennessee (q) ★ (q) … … … … Texas … ★ ★ Both … … ★ Utah ★ ★ … … … … ★ Vermont … ★ (dd) … … … ★ Virginia ★ ★ ★ (ee) … … ★ Washington … ★ ★ … … … ★ West Virginia ★ ★ ★ (s) (s) ★ ★ Wisconsin … … … Before Before … … Wyoming … ★ … … … … … Dist. of Columbia ★ ★ … … … … ★ American Samoa ★ ★ … … … … ★ Guam … ★ … … … … ★ CNMI* (ff) ★ … … … … ★ Puerto Rico ★ ★ … Before … … ★ U.S. Virgin Islands (gg) ★ … (bb) … … ★

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TABLE 8.7 State Employees: Paid Holidays** (continued)

**Holidays in addition to any other authorized paid personal leave to be added to the vacation allowance and accrued under certain granted state employees. provisions. Source: The Council of State Governments’ survey of state personnel Kansas—One discretionary that can be used any time during office websites, 2018. the calendar year. Note: In some states, the governor proclaim additional holidays Louisiana— Day (Tuesday before ), or select from a number of holidays for observance by state em- Inauguration Day (every four years, in Baton Rouge only). ployees. In some states, the list of paid holidays is determined by Maine—Patriot’s Day (third Monday in ). the personnel department at the beginning of each year; as a result, Massachusetts—Patriot’s Day (third Monday in April), Evacuation Day the number of holidays may change from year to year. Number of (March 17—Suffolk County only), Bunker Hill Day ( 17—Suffolk paid holidays may also vary across some employee classifications. County only). If a holiday falls on a weekend, generally employees get the day Minnesota—Regular and temporary employees with at least six preceding or following. months of employment shall receive two floating holidays each *Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands payroll year. Key: Mississippi— (last Monday in April). ★—Paid holiday granted. Missouri—Harry Truman’s Birthday (May 8). …—Paid holiday not granted. Nebraska—Arbor Day (last Friday in April). (a) New Year’s Day, Independence Day, , Thanksgiving Day Nevada— (last Friday in ). and Christmas Day. New Hampshire—Employees who are employed on a full-time basis (b) Third Monday in . are eligible for two floating holidays. (c) Generally, third Monday in February; Washington’s Birthday or Rhode Island—Victory Day (second Monday in August). President’s Day. In some states the holiday is called President’s Day South Carolina—Confederate Memorial Day (). or Washington-Lincoln Day. Most frequently, this day recognizes Texas—The following are partial staffing holidays: Confederate Heroes George Washington and . Day (), (March 2), San Jacinto (d) Last Monday in May in all states indicated, except Vermont Day (April 21), in Texas (June 19) and Lyndon where holiday is observed on May 30. Generally, states follow the Baines Johnson Day (August 27). Staff offices are scheduled to be federal government’s observance (last Monday in May) rather than open on partial staffing holidays and optional holidays. An employee the traditional Memorial Day (May 30). may observe optional holidays in lieu of any partial staffing holiday (e) Second Monday in October. on which state offices are required to be open to conduct public (f) General election day only, unless otherwise indicated. In Indiana, business. Optional holidays include (March 31), primary and general election days. Good Friday, and . (g) Additional holidays: Utah— (July 24). Alabama—Mardi Gras Day (Baldwin and Mobile counties only)(day Vermont—Town Meeting Day (first Tuesday in March), Bennington before Ash Wednesday), Robert E. Lee’s Birthday celebrated with Battle Day (August 16). MLK day, Confederate Memorial Day (fourth Monday in April), Virginia—Lee-Jackson Day (Friday preceding the third Monday ’ Birthday (first Monday in June). in January). State offices will close at noon on the day before Alaska—Seward’s Day (last Monday in March), (October 18). Thanksgiving. Arkansas–Employee is granted one holiday to observe his or her Washington—One additional paid holiday per calendar year. birthday. West Virginia— (June 20). California—César Chávez Day (March 31), one personal holiday District of Columbia—Presidential Inauguration Day (January 20) and (employees become eligible for a personal holiday once they have District of Columbia Emancipation Day (April 16). completed six months of state employment). American Samoa—American Samoa (April 17), Manu’a Cession Colorado—State employees may have César Chávez Day (March 31) Day (July 16). off in lieu of any other legal holiday that occurs on a weekday in Guam—Guam History & Chamorro Heritage Day (March 6), Liberation the same fiscal year. Day (July 21), All Souls’ Day (November 2) and Our Lady of Camarin Delaware—Eligible employees are granted two floating holidays per Day (December 8). calendar year, Return Day after 12:00 noon (second day after a Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands—Commonwealth Covenant general election) in Sussex County only. Day (March 25), Citizenship Day (November 4) and Constitution Day Florida—Full-time employees are entitled to one personal holiday (December 8). each year. Personal holidays are credited to eligible employees on Puerto Rico—Three Kings Day (January 6), Birthday of Eugenio Maria July 1, and must be taken by the employee by June 30 of each year. de Hostos (second Monday in January), Birthday of Luis Muñoz Georgia—Formerly known as Confederate Memorial Day, renamed Marin (February 18), Emancipation Day (March 22), Birthday of to State Day in 2016 (fourth Monday in April). Jose de Diego (third Monday in April), Birthday of Don Luis Munoz Hawaii—Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day (March 26), King Rivera (third Monday in July), Constitution or Puerto Rico Day Kamehameha I Day (June 11), (third Friday in August). (July 25), Birthday of Dr. José Celso Barbosa (July 27), Discovery of Iowa—State employees are granted two days of paid leave each year Puerto Rico (November 19).

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TABLE 8.7 State Employees: Paid Holidays** (continued)

U.S. Virgin Islands—Three Kings Day (January 6), Holy Thursday (r) In Texas, Good Friday is an optional holiday. An employee is entitled (Thursday before Good Friday), Transfer Day (March 31), Monday to observe optional holidays in lieu of any partial staffing holiday in (Monday after Easter), Emancipation Day (July 3), Liberty Day which state offices are required to be open to conduct public business. (November 1). (s) Half day on and New Year’s Eve (closes at noon). (h) In Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi, also celebrated as Robert (t) Tuesday after first Monday in November of presidential election E. Lee’s Birthday. In Idaho, also celebrated as Idaho Human Rights years. Day. In New Hampshire, also celebrated as Civil Rights Day. (u) General Election Day is a state holiday the first Tuesday after the (i) In Alabama, celebrated as George Washington’s and Thomas first Monday in November in even-numbered years. Jefferson’s Birthday. In Arkansas, celebrated as George Washington’s (v) Also celebrated as Jefferson Davis’ Birthday. Birthday and Daisy Gatson Bates Day. (w) Employees are allowed up to two hours paid administrative leave (j) The state has designated Lincoln’s birthday as a floating holiday to vote. in 2013 for state employees in certain bargaining units. (x) Three days when Christmas Day falls on Tuesday, Wednesday or (k) At the discretion of the governor. Thursday; two days when Christmas Day falls on Friday or Monday. (l) In Georgia, Robert E. Lee’s Birthday is observed on the day after (y) Celebrated as Native Americans Day. Thanksgiving, and Washington’s Birthday is observed the day before (z) First Tuesday in November, even-numbered years. Christmas. (aa) Observed as American Indian Heritage Day. (m) In Indiana, Lincoln’s Birthday is observed on the day after Thanks- (bb) Observed as . giving, and Washington’s Birthday is observed the day before (cc) Observed as . Christmas. (dd) Most state offices will be closed the day after Thanksgiving. (n) In Kentucky, half day. (ee) At the discretion of the governor. A paid holiday will be granted (o) In New Mexico, President’s Day is observed on the day after on the day before Christmas for 2013. Thanksgiving. (ff) Celebrated as Commonwealth Cultural Day. (p) In North Dakota, state offices close at noon on Christmas Eve when (gg) Also celebrated as V.I./P.R. Friendship Day. it falls on Monday through Thursday. (q) In Tennessee, at the governor’s discretion Columbus Day may be observed the day after Thanksgiving.

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