SECTIONS 79020-79030 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 79020-79030

79020. Except as otherwise provided the community colleges shall
continue in session or close on specified holidays as follows:
(a) The community colleges shall close on January 1st, the third
Monday in January, commencing in the 1989-90 fiscal year, known as
"Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day," February 12th known as "Lincoln
Day," the third Monday in February known as "Washington Day," the
last Monday in May known as "Memorial Day," July 4th, the first
Monday in September known as "Labor Day," November 11th known as
"Veterans Day," that Thursday in November proclaimed by the President
as "Thanksgiving Day," and December 25th.
(b) Any contractual provision between any community college
district and its employees in effect on the effective date of the act
that adds this subdivision shall prevail over any conflict regarding
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day until the termination date of the
contract or upon termination by mutual agreement of the parties,
whichever occurs first.
(c) The Governor in appointing any other day for a public fast,
thanksgiving, or holiday may provide whether the community colleges
shall close on the day. If the Governor does not provide whether the
community colleges shall close, they shall continue in session on all
special or limited holidays appointed by the Governor, but shall
close on all other days appointed by the Governor for a public fast,
thanksgiving, or holiday.
(d) The community colleges shall close on every day appointed by
the President as a public fast, thanksgiving, or holiday, unless it
is a special or limited holiday.
(e) The community colleges shall continue in session on all legal
holidays other than those designated by or pursuant to this section,
and shall hold proper exercises commemorating the day.
(f) When any of the holidays on which the schools would be closed
fall on Sunday, the community colleges shall close on the Monday
following, except that (1) if Lincoln Day falls on a Sunday, the
community colleges may observe this holiday on the preceding or
following Friday, the following Monday, or the following Tuesday, and
maintain classes on the date specified in subdivision (a) where
applicable, or (2) if Lincoln Day falls on a Monday, the community
colleges may observe this holiday on the preceding or following
Friday, that Monday, or the following Tuesday, and maintain classes
on the date specified in subdivision (a) where applicable.
(g) When any of the holidays on which the schools would be closed,
except Lincoln Day, fall on Saturday, the community colleges shall
close on the preceding Friday, and that Friday shall be declared a
state holiday.
(h) If any holiday on which the community colleges are required to
close pursuant to subdivision (a) occurs under federal law on a date
different than the date specified in subdivision (a), the governing
board of any community college district may close the community
colleges of the district on the date recognized by federal law and
maintain classes on the date specified in subdivision (a).
(i) When Veterans Day would fall on Tuesday, the governing board
of a community college district may close the colleges on the
preceding Monday, and maintain classes on the date specified in
subdivision (a). When Veterans Day would fall on Wednesday, the
governing board of a community college district may close the
colleges on either the preceding Monday or the following Friday, and
maintain classes on the date specified in subdivision (a). When
Veterans Day would fall on Thursday, the governing board of a
community college district may close the colleges on the following
Friday, and maintain classes on the date specified in subdivision
(a).
(j) When Lincoln Day would fall on Tuesday, the governing board of
a community college district may close the colleges on the preceding
Monday, the preceding Friday, or the following Friday, and maintain
classes on the date specified in subdivision (a) where appropriate.
When Lincoln Day would fall on Wednesday, the governing board of a
community college district may close the colleges on the preceding
Monday, the preceding Friday, or the following Friday, and maintain
classes on the date specified in subdivision (a). When Lincoln Day
would fall on Thursday, the governing board of a community college
district may close the colleges on the preceding Friday or the
following Friday, and maintain classes on the date specified in
subdivision (a). When Lincoln Day falls on Saturday, the governing
board of a community college district may close the colleges on the
preceding Friday or the following Friday, and maintain classes on the
date specified in subdivision (a) where appropriate.
(k) In addition to the holidays specified in subdivision (a), a
community college may close on March 31 known as "Cesar Chavez Day"
if the governing board, pursuant to a memorandum of understanding
reached pursuant to Chapter 10.7 (commencing with Section 3540) of
Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code, agrees to close the
community college for that purpose.
(l) In addition to the holidays specified in subdivision (a), a
community college may close on the fourth Friday in September known
as "Native American Day" if the governing board, pursuant to a
memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Chapter 10.7
(commencing with Section 3540) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the
Government Code, agrees to close the community college for that
purpose.
(m) Nothing in this section is to be interpreted as authorizing a
community college district governing board to maintain community
colleges in its district for a lesser number of days during the
college year than the minimum established by law.

79021. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article,
whenever the Governor appoints any other day as a holiday and does
not provide for the closing of the community colleges, but the
community colleges do close, the closing shall be deemed a closing
for a holiday declared by the governing board.

79030. Whenever climatic conditions of a community college district
are such as to render it necessary that the colleges be closed as
early in the year as possible or opened as late in the year as
possible, the governing board of the community college district may
maintain classes on any days other than the 25th day of December, the
first day of January, the fourth day of July, and any day appointed
by the President or the Governor for a public thanksgiving.
When classes are maintained on holidays pursuant to this section,
proper exercises shall be held commemorating the day.