SB300 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Vivian Davis FiguresSenator

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Greg AlbrittonGerald H. AllenWill BarfootWilliam “Bill” M. BeasleyTom ButlerDonnie ChesteenLinda Coleman-MadisonChris ElliottSam GivhanGarlan GudgerKirk HatcherAndrew JonesSteve LivingstonDel MarshArthur OrrRandy PriceGreg J. ReedDan RobertsClay ScofieldDavid SessionsBobby D. SingletonRodger SmithermanLarry StuttsJ.T. WaggonerTom WhatleyJack W. Williams

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

State holidays, Robert E. Lee Day observed on second Monday in October, Sec. 1-3-8 am'd.

Summary

SB300 moves Robert E. Lee Day to the second Monday in October and updates related holiday rules and state employee leave provisions.

What This Bill Does

It changes the public observation of Robert E. Lee Day from the third Monday in January to the second Monday in October. It places several other holidays on the October date (Columbus Day, Fraternal Day, American Indian Heritage Day) and adds a Mardi Gras holiday for Mobile and Baldwin Counties. It designates Rosa L. Parks Day on December 1, with counties and municipalities allowed to observe it as a holiday. It also introduces a personal leave day for most state employees, requires state offices to close on holidays (with exceptions), and sets rules for compensatory leave when working on holidays.

Who It Affects

• State employees and state offices: most state employees (excluding those in Baldwin and Mobile Counties) would receive one personal leave day per year on January 1, and offices would close on holidays with compensation options for those who work on a holiday.
• Local governments and residents: counties and municipalities may choose to observe Rosa L. Parks Day, and Mardi Gras would be a holiday specifically in Mobile and Baldwin Counties; the move of Lee Day to October also affects how the public observes that holiday.

Key Provisions

• Robert E. Lee Day is moved to be observed on the second Monday in October (instead of the third Monday in January).
• Columbus Day, Fraternal Day, and American Indian Heritage Day are designated to be observed on the second Monday in October.
• Mardi Gras is deemed a holiday in Mobile and Baldwin Counties, requiring state offices in those counties to close on that day.
• Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Day is designated for December 1; counties and municipalities may elect to observe it as a holiday.
• All state employees (except those in Baldwin and Mobile Counties) receive one personal leave day per year on January 1, with requirements to use it by year-end and pay if not used; scheduling and denial provisions apply.
• State offices close for holidays, with allowances for open offices in emergencies or by Governor's designation; employees working on a holiday receive compensatory leave or pay, and there are scheduling rules for compensatory leave.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and approval.

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Subjects

Holidays