Georgia Code, Title 1, Chapter 4 - Holidays and Observances

• § 1-4-1 - Public and Legal Holidays; Leave for Observance of Religious Holidays Not Specifically Provided for
  (a) The State of Georgia shall recognize and observe as public and legal holidays: (1) All days which have been designated as of January...
• § 1-4-2 - Religious Holidays
  The only days to be declared, treated, and considered as religious holidays shall be the first day of each week, called Sunday.
• § 1-4-3 - American History Month
  (a) The State of Georgia recognizes the importance to the citizens of this state of the principles upon which the United States of America...
• § 1-4-4 - Wildflower Week
  The fourth week in the month of March of each year is declared to be "Wildflower Week" in Georgia.
• § 1-4-5 - Bird Day
  The second Thursday in October of each year is declared to be "Bird Day" in Georgia.
• § 1-4-6 - Law Enforcement Officer Appreciation Day
  The second Monday in February of each year is declared to be "Law Enforcement Officer Appreciation Day" in Georgia.
• § 1-4-7 - Peace Officer Memorial Day; Police Week
  May 15 of each year is declared to be "Peace Officer Memorial Day" and the calendar week in which it falls is declared as...
• § 1-4-8 - Children's Day
  The first Sunday in October of each year, beginning in 1990, is declared to be "Children's Day" in Georgia.
• § 1-4-9 - Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day
  The day of April 9 of each year is designated as "Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day" in Georgia.
• § 1-4-10 - Girls and Women in Sports Day
  The first Thursday in February of each year is designated as "Girls and Women in Sports Day" in Georgia.
• § 1-4-11 - Clean Water Week
  The third week in October of each year is designated and shall be observed as "Clean Water Week" in Georgia.
• § 1-4-12 - Firefighter Appreciation Day
  The first Tuesday in February of each year is designated as "Firefighter Appreciation Day" in Georgia.
• § 1-4-13 - Bill of Rights Day
  (a) The State of Georgia recognizes the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States as vitally important in articulating and ensuring...
• § 1-4-14 - Home Education Week
  The first week in February of each year is declared to be "Home Education Week" in Georgia.
• § 1-4-15 - Designation of "Bill Elliott Day"
  (a) The General Assembly finds that a Georgia family's proud tradition of racing began in Dawsonville, Georgia, under the tutelage and guiding hand of...
• § 1-4-15.1 - Designation of "Ronald Reagan Day"
  (a) The General Assembly recognizes that: (1) President Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man of humble background, worked throughout his life serving freedom and advancing...
• § 1-4-16 - Designation of "Prison Chaplains Appreciation Day"
  The fourth Monday in March of each year is designated and shall be observed as "Prison Chaplains Appreciation Day" in all state and private...
• § 1-4-17 - Declaration of "Georgia Day"
  The twelfth day of February in each year is declared to be "Georgia Day," as the anniversary of the landing of the first colonists...
• § 1-4-18 - Designation of "School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day"
  The third Monday in October of every year is designated "School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day" in Georgia.
• § 1-4-19 - Designation of "School Bus Safety Week"
  The third week in October of every year is designated "School Bus Safety Week" in Georgia.
• § 1-4-20 - Designation of Confederate History and Heritage Month
  (a) The General Assembly hereby finds and determines that tourism is a great economic resource in Georgia; and historical, heritage, and cultural inheritance are...
• § 1-4-21 - Designation of "Purple Heart Day"
  (a) August 7 of every year is designated as "Purple Heart Day."(b) The Governor may annually issue a proclamation designating August 7 as "Purple...
• § 1-4-22 - Designation of "Water Professionals Appreciation Day."
  The first Monday in May of each year is designated as "Water Professionals Appreciation Day" in Georgia.

Last modified: October 14, 2016