Texas Government Code Title 6, Chapter 662 - Holidays And Recognition Days, Weeks, And Months

SUBCHAPTER A HOLIDAYS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES

• Texas Section 662.001 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Part-time state employee" means a state employee who normally works fewer than 40 hours each week. (2) "State agency" means a...
• Texas Section 662.002 - Applicability To Employee Of The House Or Senate
  This subchapter applies to a state employee of the house of representatives or the senate only at the discretion of the presiding officer or the...
• Texas Section 662.003 - Dates And Descriptions Of Holidays
  (a) A national holiday includes only the following days: (1) the first day of January, "New Year's Day"; (2) the third Monday in January, "Martin...
• Texas Section 662.004 - Minimum Number Of Employees Needed To Conduct Business
  (a) A state agency and an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, shall have enough employees on duty during a...
• Texas Section 662.005 - Entitlement To Paid Day Off
  (a) An individual who is a state employee on the last workday before or the first workday after a national or state holiday, or on...
• Texas Section 662.006 - Optional Holiday
  (a) An individual who is a state employee on the last workday before or the first workday after an optional holiday, or on both workdays,...
• Texas Section 662.007 - Compensatory Time
  (a) A state employee who is required to work on a national or state holiday is entitled to compensatory time off during the 12 months...
• Texas Section 662.0071 - Transfers Of Compensatory Time Balances
  (a) A state agency shall accept the balance of compensatory time accrued under Section 662.007 by a state employee who transfers to that agency from...
• Texas Section 662.0072 - Transferring Employee: Payment For Holiday
  If a state or national holiday occurs between the dates that a state employee separates from one state agency and begins employment with another state...
• Texas Section 662.008 - Part-time State Employees
  The pay of a part-time state employee for a paid day off to which the employee is entitled under this subchapter must be proportionally reduced...
• Texas Section 662.009 - Employee Working Other Than Monday Through Friday
  (a) A state employee who normally works 40 hours a week on a schedule other than Monday through Friday is entitled to paid holiday time...
• Texas Section 662.010 - Holiday Before Work Begins Or After Work Ends
  (a) An individual must be a state employee on the workday before and after a state or national holiday in order to be paid for...
• Texas Section 662.011 - Holidays For Institutions Of Higher Education
  (a) The governing body of an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, other than a public junior college as defined...
• Texas Section 662.012 - Rules
  The comptroller may establish procedures and adopt rules to administer Sections 662.001-662.010. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 20, eff. June 19,

SUBCHAPTER B LEGAL HOLIDAYS

• Texas Section 662.013 - Optional Holiday For Cesar Chavez Day
  (a) The 31st day of March shall be designated "Cesar Chavez Day" in observance of the birthday of Cesar Chavez. (b) The administrative head of...
• Texas Section 662.021 - Dates Of Holidays
  A legal holiday includes only the following days: (1) a national holiday under Section 662.003(a); and (2) a state holiday under Sections 662.003(b)(1) through (6)....
• Texas Section 662.022 - Closure Of Public Offices
  A public office of this state may be closed on a legal holiday, except as provided by Section 662.004. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg.,...

SUBCHAPTER C RECOGNITION DAYS

• Texas Section 662.023 - Presentment, Notice Of Dishonor, And Protest Of Certain Commercial Paper
  A legal holiday is treated as a Sunday for presenting for payment or acceptance, protesting, and giving notice of the dishonor of a draft or...
• Texas Section 662.041 - Sam Rayburn Day
  (a) January 6 is Sam Rayburn Day in memory of that great Texas and American statesman, Sam Rayburn. (b) Sam Rayburn Day shall be regularly...
• Texas Section 662.042 - Former Prisoners Of War Recognition Day
  (a) April 9 is Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day in honor of the courage of those Americans who suffered sacrifices and tribulations as prisoners...
• Texas Section 662.043 - International Trade Awareness Week
  (a) May 22 through May 26 is International Trade Awareness Week to encourage Texas businesses to engage effectively in the promotion and development of international...
• Texas Section 662.044 - Columbus Day
  (a) The second Monday of October is Columbus Day in honor of Christopher Columbus. (b) Columbus Day shall be regularly observed by appropriate ceremonies. (c)...
• Texas Section 662.045 - Father Of Texas Day
  (a) November 3 is Father of Texas Day in memory of Stephen F. Austin, the great pioneer patriot and the real and true Father of...
• Texas Section 662.046 - Texas Parents Day
  The second Sunday in August of each year is Texas Parents Day to celebrate the Texas family and to emphasize the importance of parents taking...
• Texas Section 662.047 - State Of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day (Star Day)
  Sec. 662.047. STATE OF TEXAS ANNIVERSARY REMEMBRANCE DAY (STAR DAY). (a) February 19 is State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day (STAR Day) in honor of...
• Texas Section 662.048 - Texas Flag Day
  Texas Flag Day shall be celebrated each March 2, Texas Independence Day. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.103, eff. Sept. 1,
• Texas Section 662.049 - Public School Paraprofessional Day
  (a) The second Wednesday in May of each year is Public School Paraprofessional Day in recognition of education paraprofessionals including teacher assistants, instructional aides, educational...
• Texas Section 662.050 - Texas First Responders Day
  (a) September 11 is Texas First Responders Day in honor of the bravery, courage, and determination of Texas men and women who assist others in...
• Texas Section 662.051 - Women's Independence Day
  (a) August 26 is Women's Independence Day to commemorate the ratification in 1920 of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guaranteed women...
• Texas Section 662.052 - Texian Navy Day
  (a) The third Saturday in September of each year is Texian Navy Day in remembrance of the Texian Navy. (b) Texian Navy Day shall be...
• Texas Section 662.053 - Volunteers For Democracy Day
  (a) The second Tuesday in January of each year is Volunteers for Democracy Day in honor of the precinct chairs and other election volunteers who...
• Texas Section 662.054 - Texas Adoption Day
  (a) The Saturday before Thanksgiving Day of each year is Texas Adoption Day to celebrate and encourage adoption, adoptive families, and adoption workers in Texas....
• Texas Section 662.055 - Dr
  HECTOR P. GARCIA DAY. (a) The third Wednesday of September is Dr. Hector P. Garcia Day in memory of the significant contributions to the Mexican...
• Texas Section 662.056 - American Indian Heritage Day
  (a) The last Friday in September is American Indian Heritage Day in recognition of the historic, cultural, and social contributions American Indian communities and leaders...
• Texas Section 662.057 - Texas Arbor Day
  (a) The first Friday in November of each year is Texas Arbor Day to encourage the planting and cultivation of forest, shade, and ornamental trees...
• Texas Section 662.058 - Vietnam Veterans Day
  (a) March 29 is Vietnam Veterans Day in honor of the men and women who served in the Vietnam War on behalf of this nation....
• Texas Section 662.059 - Influenza Awareness Day
  (a) October 1 is Influenza Awareness Day to raise awareness of the health risks associated with influenza and encourage Texans to take proactive measures to...
• Texas Section 662.060 - Willie Velasquez Day
  (a) May 9 is Willie Velasquez Day in observance of the birthday of William "Willie" Cardenas Velasquez. (b) Willie Velasquez Day shall be regularly observed...
• Texas Section 662.061 - National Day Of The Cowboy
  (a) The fourth Saturday in July of each year is National Day of the Cowboy in recognition of the historic, cultural, and social contributions of...
• Texas Section 662.061 - Lung Cancer Awareness Day
  (a) May 24 is Lung Cancer Awareness Day to encourage residents of this state to learn about: (1) the prevalence of lung cancer; (2) the...
• Texas Section 662.061 - Gold Star Mother's Day
  (a) The last Sunday in September of each year is Gold Star Mother's Day in recognition of mothers whose sons and daughters died while serving...

SUBCHAPTER D RECOGNITION MONTHS

• Texas Section 662.062 - Iwo Jima Day
  (a) February 19 is Iwo Jima Day in memory of the heroism and courage of the men and women of the armed forces of the...
• Texas Section 662.101 - Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Month
  (a) July is Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Month in honor of the bravery and dedication of Texas' Buffalo Soldiers and in recognition of their contribution to...
• Texas Section 662.102 - Texas History Month
  (a) March is Texas History Month in honor of those Texans who helped shape the history of the State of Texas and in recognition of...
• Texas Section 662.103 - Texas Fruit And Vegetable Month
  (a) April is Texas Fruit and Vegetable Month to promote awareness of the health benefits of fruits and vegetables and to encourage Texans to consume...
• Texas Section 662.104 - Lung Cancer Awareness Month
  (a) November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month to increase awareness of lung cancer and encourage funding of research and more effective treatments. (b) Lung Cancer...
• Texas Section 662.105 - Child Safety Month
  (a) April is Child Safety Month in recognition of the children of this state as this state's most precious resource. By establishing April as Child...
• Texas Section 662.106 - Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
  (a) September is Hydrocephalus Awareness Month to: (1) increase public awareness of hydrocephalus, a serious neurological condition characterized by the abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluids...
• Texas Section 662.107 - Human Trafficking Prevention Month
  (a) January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month to increase awareness of human trafficking in an effort to encourage people to alert authorities to any suspected...
• Texas Section 662.108 - Minority Cancer Awareness Month
  (a) April is Minority Cancer Awareness Month to increase awareness of cancer in minority populations and encourage funding of education and earlier and more effective...
• Texas Section 662.109 - Persons With Disabilities History And Awareness Month
  (a) October is Persons with Disabilities History and Awareness Month to: (1) increase public awareness of the many achievements of people with disabilities; (2) encourage...

SUBCHAPTER E RECOGNITION WEEKS

• Texas Section 662.110 - Postpartum Depression Awareness Month
  (a) May is Postpartum Depression Awareness Month to increase awareness of postpartum depression and to encourage: (1) the identification of signs, symptoms, and treatment options...
• Texas Section 662.151 - Transportation Week
  The week that includes the third Friday in May is Transportation Week in recognition of National Transportation Week and the contributions of the transportation industry...
• Texas Section 662.152 - Obesity Awareness Week
  The second full week in September is obesity awareness week to raise awareness of the health risks associated with obesity and to encourage Texans to...
• Texas Section 662.153 - Monarch Butterfly Week
  (a) The first seven days of October are Monarch Butterfly Week to encourage Texas residents and visitors to study, observe, and promote the life of...
• Texas Section 662.154 - Texas Native Plant Week
  (a) The third full week in October is Texas Native Plant Week to celebrate the native plants of Texas. (b) Texas Native Plant Week may...
• Texas Section 662.155 - Jury Appreciation Week
  The first seven days in May are Jury Appreciation Week in recognition of the outstanding and important contributions made by Texas citizens who serve as...
• Texas Section 662.155 - Direct Support Professionals Week
  The second full week in September is Direct Support Professionals Week to honor the work of direct support professionals as an integral part of the...

Last modified: September 28, 2016