FY 2013 Holiday Schedule

Weekend Holidays: Offices will not be closed on another day when designated holidays fall on a Saturday or Sunday. Such holidays will not be observed.

Skeleton Crew Holidays: A state agency must have enough state employees on duty to conduct business during the skeleton crew holidays listed. Compensatory time off during the 12-month period following the holiday worked will be allowed for this duty.

Table 1: FY 2013 Holiday Schedule
Holiday	Agency Status	Date	Week Day
Labor Day	All agencies closed	09/03/12	Monday
Rosh Hashanah	Optional Holiday	09/17/12	Monday
Rosh Hashanah	Optional Holiday	09/18/12	Tuesday
Yom Kippur	Optional Holiday	09/26/12	Wednesday
Veteran's Day		11/11/12	Sunday
Thanksgiving Day	All agencies closed	11/22/12	Thursday
Day after Thanksgiving	All agencies closed	11/23/12	Friday
Christmas Eve Day	All agencies closed	12/24/12	Monday
Christmas Day	All agencies closed	12/25/12	Tuesday
Day after Christmas	All agencies closed	12/26/12	Wednesday
New Year's Day	All agencies closed	01/01/13	Tuesday
Confederate Heroes' Day		01/19/13	Saturday
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	All agencies closed	01/21/13	Monday
Presidents' Day	All agencies closed	02/18/13	Monday
Texas Independence Day		03/02/13	Saturday
Good Friday	Optional Holiday	03/29/13	Friday
Cesar Chavez Day		03/31/13	Sunday
San Jacinto Day		04/21/13	Sunday
Memorial Day	All agencies closed	05/27/13	Monday
Emancipation Day	Skeleton crew required	06/19/13	Wednesday
Independence Day	All agencies closed	07/04/13	Thursday
LBJ's Birthday	Skeleton crew required	08/27/13	Tuesday

Source: State Classification Office, State Auditor's Office

For additional information, please see PD-49, Leaves Other than Medical and Parental.

Optional Holidays:

A state employee is entitled to observe Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Good Friday, and Cesar Chavez Day in lieu of any state holiday where a skeleton crew is required. Complete the FY 2013 In Lieu of Holiday Request.

Institution of Higher Education Holidays:

Institutions of higher education may establish their own holidays in keeping with academic schedules, provided the number of holidays granted does not exceed the number of holidays to which employees of state agencies are entitled.

Page updated: 03/27/2013