State of California

  M E M O R A N D U M

  REFERENCE CODE:
  2001-005

  DATE:
  January 16, 2001

  TO:
  Personnel Officers
  Personnel Transactions Supervisors

  FROM:
  Department of Personnel Administration
  Classification and Compensation Division

  SUBJECT:
  Cesar Chavez Holiday

  CONTACT:
  Clarice Pace, Personnel Management Technician
  (916) 324-0439, CALNET 454-0439
  FAX: (916) 327-1886
  Email: ClaricePace@dpa.ca.gov


  This is to advise departments that SB 984 amended 
  Government Code Sections 19853 for excluded employees and 
  19853.1 for Unit 5 employees to include March 31 as an 
  official State holiday to celebrate Cesar Chavez Day.  
  Furthermore, as required by these statutes, the Department 
  of Personnel Administration (DPA) has negotiated an 
  agreement with all 21 bargaining units establishing March 
  31 as an official State holiday commemorating Cesar Chavez.
  
  Since March 31, 2001 falls on a Saturday, State employees 
  will receive a holiday credit consistent with their time 
  base up to a maximum of eight hours.  The amount of paid 
  time off will be based on the employee's time base as of 
  the March pay period.  Additional information on Saturday 
  holidays is contained in Personnel Management Memoranda 98-
  023 and 2000-007.
  
  Personnel Officers should also review the appropriate 
  collective bargaining agreements for those bargaining units 
  that have unique holiday provisions.  For example, Unit 5 
  has holiday-in-lieu credit and Units 8, 12, and 13 have 
  floating holidays.
  
  If your personnel office staff needs additional information 
  regarding this holiday, please contact Clarice Pace, 
  Personnel Management Technician, within the Personnel 
  Services Branch, Classification and Compensation Division, 
  at DPA, as shown above.
  
  
  
  
  Michael T. Navarro, Chief
  Classification and Compensation Division