State of California

  M E M O R A N D U M

  REFERENCE CODE:
  2000-007

  DATE:
  January 20, 2000

  TO:
  Personnel Officers
  Employee Relations Officers

  FROM:
  Department of Personnel Administration
  Policy and Operations Division

  SUBJECT:
  Conversion of Saturday Holiday Credit to "Holiday Credit" 

  CONTACT:
  Clarice Baker or Olivia Hawkins, Personnel Management 
  Technicians
  (916) 324-9381, CALNET 454-9381
  FAX: (916) 327-1886
  OFFICE VISION: DPA(ClariceBaker) or DPA(OliviaHawkins)
  INTERNET: ClariceBaker@DPA.CA.GOV


  Government Code Section 19853 provides that when a holiday, 
  other than a personal holiday or November 11, falls on a 
  Saturday, an employee shall, regardless of whether he or 
  she works on the holiday, accrue a Saturday holiday credit 
  equivalent to their time base up to eight hours.  The 
  amount of paid time off will be based on the employee's 
  time base as of the pay period in which the Saturday 
  holiday occurred. 
  
  This memorandum is to inform departments that the 
  traditional holiday credit known as "Saturday holiday" will 
  now be known as, and converted to, "holiday credit".  Any 
  current Saturday holiday credits available for usage by the 
  employee will be converted and included with other such 
  holiday credits.  Any future holiday credits, as provided 
  by the above-mentioned Government Code, will be 
  administered as those for a holiday credit.  
  
  Provisions for this credit are as follow:
  
  Holiday credit does not have a requirement that it be 
  used in the same fiscal year, and currently there is no 
  limitation on the number of holiday credits that can be 
  accrued and carried from year to year.  This is a change 
  from the previous method for accounting for Saturday 
  holiday credits.
   
  This credit can be used incrementally, as can vacation 
  and annual leave, consistent with the provisions of each 
  collective bargaining unit agreement.
  
  If you have any questions regarding this change, please 
  contact your designated departmental Personnel Services 
  Technicians within the Policy and Operations Division at 
  the Department of Personnel Administration.
  
  
  Mike Vargas
  Program Manager