Holiday Schedule
FY21 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
The Texas State University System Chancellor has approved the following holiday schedule and energy conservation days for FY21 for TXST:
- Labor Day: September 7, 2020
- Thanksgiving: November 26 – 27, 2020
- Winter Break: December 21, 2020 – January 1, 2021 (December 21 is an energy conservation day)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 18, 2021
- Spring Break: March 15 – 19, 2021 (energy conservation days)
- Memorial Day: May 31, 2021
More details regarding designated essential offices, optional holidays and comp time are provided below.
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Designated Essential Offices FY21
The following have been designated as essential offices to remain open with skeleton crews for the six energy conservation days. Other offices may be requested by their vice president to remain open as well.
Regular staff who actually work on an official holiday will be allowed compensatory time off during the twelve-month period following the holiday.
Academic Advising Centers
IT Assistance Center
Office of the University Registrar
Advancement Services
Information Security Office
President’s Office
Alumni Relations
Loan Collections
Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
Communications*
Mail Services
Round Rock Campus
Counseling Center *
Materials Management & Logistics
Special Projects
Deans’ Offices Network Operations Student Business Services
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion*
Office of Educator Preparation
Student Health Center *
Facilities-Utility Operations *
Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships
Technology Resources
Facilities Planning, Design & Construction
Office of Provost and Vice Presidents’ Offices
Travel – Accounts Payable
Housing and Residential Life
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
University Libraries
Human Resources *
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
University Police Department
* Emergency and on-call personnel
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Optional Holidays
The following have been designated as optional holidays by the Texas Legislature and may be observed in lieu of any official holiday appearing on the above schedule.
- Yom Kippur: September 28, 2020
- Cesar Chavez Day: March 31, 2021
- Good Friday: April 2, 2021
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Comp Time Information
Since compensatory time may not be advanced to employees, staff members will need to earn the necessary comp time for the energy conservation days prior to those days. Supervisors must provide ample opportunity for those employees observing energy conservation days to earn the comp time in advance. If comp time is not available, an employee must use available vacation or take leave without pay. Further guidance is outlined in UPPS 04.04.16 Overtime and Compensatory Time Policy, Section 5.03.
FY20 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
As approved by the Board of Regents at its May 2019 meeting, Texas State will observe the following holiday schedule and energy conservation days for FY20:
- Labor Day: September 2, 2019
- Thanksgiving: November 28 – 29, 2019
- Winter Break: December 23, 2019 – January 3, 2020
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 20, 2020
- Spring Break: March 16 – 20, 2020 (energy conservation days)
- Memorial Day: May 25, 2020
More details regarding designated essential offices, optional holidays and comp time are provided below.
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Designated Essential Offices FY20
The following have been designated as essential offices to remain open with skeleton crews for the five energy conservation days. Other offices may be requested by their vice president to remain open as well.
Regular staff who actually work on an official holiday will be allowed compensatory time off during the twelve-month period following the holiday.
Academic Advising Centers
IT Assistance Center Office of the University Registrar
Advancement Services
Information Security Office President’s Office
Alumni Relations
Loan Collections Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
Communications*
Mail Services Round Rock Campus
Counseling Center*
Materials Management & Logistics Special Projects
Deans’ Offices
Network Operations Student Business Services
Equity and Inclusion*
Office of Educator Preparation Student Health Center*
Facilities-Utility Operations*
Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships Technology Resources
Facilities Planning, Design & Construction
Office of Provost and Vice Presidents’ Offices Travel – Accounts Payable
Housing and Residential Life
Office of Research & Sponsored Programs University Libraries
Human Resources*
Office of Undergraduate Admissions University Police Department
* Emergency and on-call personnel
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Optional Holidays
The following have been designated as optional holidays by the Texas Legislature and may be observed in lieu of any official holiday appearing on the above schedule.
- Rosh Hashanah: September 30 – October 1, 2019
- Yom Kippur: October 9, 2019
- Cesar Chavez Day: March 31, 2020
- Good Friday: April 10, 2020
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Comp Time Information
Since compensatory time may not be advanced to employees, staff members will need to earn the necessary comp time for the energy conservation days prior to those days. Supervisors must provide ample opportunity for those employees observing energy conservation days to earn the comp time in advance.
If comp time is not available, an employee must use available vacation or take leave without pay. Further guidance is outlined in UPPS 04.04.16 Overtime and Compensatory Time Policy, Section 5.03.