§ 19853.2

California Government Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) Notwithstanding Section 19853 or 19853.1, a state employee, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 3513, may elect to receive eight hours of holiday credit for observance of a holiday or ceremony of the state employee’s religion, culture, or heritage in lieu of receiving eight hours of personal holiday credit in accordance with Section 19854.

(b) This section shall only apply to a bargaining unit that has met and conferred with the Department of Human Resources in the ordinary process and timeline for negotiating and renegotiating the bargaining unit’s collective bargaining agreement regardless of whether a memorandum of understanding is reached.

(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 398, Sec. 2. (SB 461) Effective January 1, 2024.)

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