HB226 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

John W. Rogers

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

State Holidays, observing Robert E. Lee's birthday on fourth Monday in April, Sec. 1-3-8 am'd.

Summary

HB226 would move Robert E. Lee's birthday public holiday from the third Monday in January to the fourth Monday in April, add a new state employee personal leave day, and extend holiday rules to include Mardi Gras in two counties.

What This Bill Does

Specifically, it amends Alabama's public holiday law to set Robert E. Lee's birthday as the fourth Monday in April. It designates Mardi Gras as a holiday in Mobile and Baldwin Counties. It creates a new personal leave day for most state employees (on January 1 each year) with use by year-end and scheduling rules, while employees in Baldwin and Mobile Counties would not receive this personal leave day. It keeps existing holiday observance rules, compensatory leave provisions, and office closure allowances, with an effective date of January 1 after passage.

Who It Affects

• State employees statewide (except those in Baldwin and Mobile Counties) who would receive one personal leave day per year and whose calendars would reflect the moved Robert E. Lee's birthday holiday.
• Employees in Baldwin and Mobile Counties who would not receive the personal leave day, and residents in those counties for whom Mardi Gras would be recognized as a holiday.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 1-3-8 to change Robert E. Lee's birthday holiday from the third Monday in January to the fourth Monday in April.
• Mardi Gras is added as a holiday in Mobile and Baldwin Counties.
• Creates one personal leave day per year for state employees (Jan 1) with use by December 31 and scheduling requirements; Baldwin and Mobile County employees do not receive this personal leave day; pay is provided if not used.
• Maintains current holiday observance rules, compensatory leave requirements, and office-closure provisions, with an effective date of January 1 following passage.

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Subjects

Holidays