Holiday Schedule
FY24 Holiday Schedule
The Texas Legislature sets the number of holidays with pay to be observed each year by state employees. For state agencies other than institutions of higher education, the Legislature sets the detailed schedule (actual dates when holidays will be taken). However, higher education institutions are exempt from this specific schedule but are required to be provided with the same number of days as other state employees. This exemption is to allow the university to set a holiday schedule that is in keeping with academic schedules.
The Texas State University System Chancellor has approved the following holiday schedule for FY24 for TXST:
- Labor Day: September 4, 2023
- Thanksgiving: November 23 - 24, 2023
- Winter Break: December 23, 2023 - January 1, 2024
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 15, 2024
- Memorial Day: May 27, 2024
- Juneteenth (Emancipation Day): June 19, 2024
- Independence Day: July 4, 2024
More details regarding designated essential offices, optional holidays, and comp time are provided below.
FY24 Energy Conservation Days
The university designates Energy Conservation days to improve campus energy efficiency. Per UPPS 04.04.30, Energy Conservation days are not holidays and must be accounted for with an absence type if the employee does not work.
Staff may choose to take time off, work their normal schedule, or request to work remotely. The days below have been determined Energy Conservation days for FY24:
- December 20 - 22, 2023
- March 11 - 15, 2024 (Spring Break)
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Designated Essential Offices FY24
The following have been designated as essential offices to remain open with skeleton crews for the 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 -
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President’s Office -
Loan Collections Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Communications* Mail Services Round Rock Campus (Administration Office & Academic Student Services) Counseling Center * Materials Management & Logistics -
Deans’ Offices - Student Business Services Office of Educator Preparation Student Health Center * Talent Acquisition * Facilities-Utility Operations * Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships -
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.
- Rosh Hashanah: September 15 - 17, 2023
- Yom Kippur: September 25, 2023
- Cesar Chavez Day: March 31, 2024
- Good Friday: March 29, 2024
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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.
Questions concerning the holiday and energy conservation days scheduled, as well as timekeeping procedures for these days, should be addressed to Human Resources at 5.2557 or email hrbenefits@txstate.edu.
Questions about who must work on the energy conservation days should be addressed to your supervisor.