State of California

   M E M O R A N D U M


                                                            DATE:March 9, 1995
   TO:        PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT LIAISONS       REFERENCE CODE:95-10

              THIS MEMORANDUM SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED TO:

                     Personnel Officers
                     Employment Relations Officers


   FROM:      Department of Personnel Administration
              Office of the Director


   SUBJECT:   Cesar Chavez Day, March 31


              The Governor has signed Senate Bill 1373 (Chapter 1011, 1994), 
              effective in calendar year 1995.  This bill amends Government 
              Code Section (GCS) 19853 to allow State civil service and 
              related employees excluded from bargaining to use eight hours 
              of holiday credit earned as personal holiday credit, in 
              accordance with GCS 19854 on March 31, "Cesar Chavez Day."  

              This provision is applicable to excluded employees only and 
              does not increase the total number of paid State holidays in 
              law nor modify the holiday provisions of collective bargaining 
              agreements in existence on January 1994.  Holidays for 
              represented employees are subject to the collective bargaining 
              process.  

              If an excluded employee requests to take March 31 off in 
              celebration of Cesar Chavez Day, in lieu of his/her personal 
              holiday, the appointing authority must honor the request if 
              the employee has not used the eight hours of personal holiday 
              credit earned at the start of the fiscal year.  The employee 
              may not use the personal holiday credit that will be accrued 
              on July 1, 1995.  

              If either an excluded or represented employee requests to use 
              other types of leave credit for an absence on March 31, the 
              appointing authority is urged to honor the request consistent 
              with the relevant Department of Personnel Administration 
              regulations and Memoranda of Understanding.  




              Lillian Rowett
              Chief Deputy Director