Holiday Schedule
FY19 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
As approved by the Board of Regents at its May 2018 meeting, Texas State will observe the following holiday schedule and energy conservation days for FY19:
- Labor Day: September 3, 2018
- Thanksgiving: November 22 – 23, 2018
- Christmas: December 19, 2018 – January 1, 2019 (December 19 – 21 are energy conservation days)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 21, 2019
- Spring Break: March 18 – 22, 2019 (energy conservation days)
- Memorial Day: May 27, 2019
- Independence Day: July 4, 2019
More details regarding designated essential offices, optional holidays and comp time are provided below.
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Designated Essential Offices FY19
The following have been designated as essential offices to remain open with skeleton crews for the seven 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
Instructional Technologies Support
President’s Office
Advancement Services
Loan Collections
Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
Alumni Relations
Mail Services
Round Rock Campus
Communications*
Materials Management & Logistics
Special Projects
Counseling Center *
Network Operations
Student Business Services
Deans’ Offices Office of Educator Preparation Student Health Center * Equity and Inclusion*
Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships
Technology Resources
Facilities-Utility Operations *
Office of Provost and Vice Presidents’ Offices
Travel – Accounts Payable Facilities Planning, Design & Construction
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
University Libraries
Housing and Residential Life
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
University Police Department
Human Resources *
Office of the University Registrar
* 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 10 – 11, 2018
- Yom Kippur: September 19, 2018
- Good Friday: April 19, 2019
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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.
For questions on holiday, energy conservation days or timekeeping procedures contact Human Resources at 5.2557 or hr@txstate.edu.
Questions regarding who must work on the energy conservation days should be addressed to your supervisor.
FY18 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
As approved by the Board of Regents,Texas State will observe the following holiday schedule and energy conservation days for FY17:
- Labor Day: September 4, 2017
- Thanksgiving: November 23 - 24, 2017
- Christmas: December 21 - January 3, 2017 (December 21 - 22 are energy conservation days)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 15, 2018
- Spring Break: March 12 - 16, 2018 (energy conservation days)
- Memorial Day: May 28, 2018
- Independence Day: July 4, 2018
More details regarding designated essential offices, optional holidays and comp time are provided below.
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Designated Essential Offices FY18
The following have been designated as essential offices to remain open with skeleton crews for the seven 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
Instructional Technologies Support
President’s Office
Advancement Services
Loan Collections
Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Alumni Relations
Mail Services
Round Rock Campus
Communications*
Materials Management & Logistics
Special Projects
Counseling Center *
Network Operations
Student Business Services
Deans’ Offices
Office of Associate VP for Research
Student Health Center *
Equity and Access *
Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships
Teacher Education
Facilities-Utility Operations *
Office of Provost and Vice Presidents’ Offices
Technology Resources
Facilities Planning, Design & Construction
Office of Sponsored Programs
Travel – Accounts Payable
Housing and Residential Life
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
University Libraries
Human Resources *
Office of the University Registrar
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 21 - 22, 2017
- Good Friday: March 30, 2018
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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.
For questions on holiday, energy conservation days or timekeeping procedures contact Human Resources at 5.2557 or hr@txstate.edu.
Questions regarding who must work on the energy conservation days should be addressed to your supervisor.
