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Governor Signs Holiday Bill, HB-3052

 

HB-3052, by Rep. Dan Kirby, R, Tulsa and Senator Todd Lamb, R, Edmond was signed into law by Governor Brad Henry on June 7th and takes effect on Nov. 1, 2010.

 

The bill, commonly called the Holiday bill allows for state employees to take either the day before or the day after Christmas as a holiday, if Christmas does not fall on a Saturday or a Sunday. If the holiday falls on Saturday the bill allows an employee to take the Thursday and Friday before Christmas and if it falls on Sunday it allows the employee to take Monday and Tuesday after Christmas as the holiday.

 

The bill was one of several that were requested and actively lobbied for by OPEA. “We believe that state employees should be able to enjoy time off with their families during this holiday season and are excited that Rep Kirby and Senator Lamb were the authors of the bill and that Governor Henry chose to reward state employees by signing the bill,” said Sterling Zearley, Executive Director of OPEA.

 

This is an example of how the platform system of OPEA works. One of our members brought this issue up at last years convention and it is now the law.

Posted on Thu, June 10, 2010 by Scott Barger

4 comments (Add your own)

1. state employee wrote:
Big freakin WOO. It's the least the legislature can do seeing as they are the highest paid in the nation and Oklahoma state employees are the lowest paid in the nation. I'd rather have a decent salary and not have to use food stamps and take my chances on what day Christmas is going to fall on.

Fri, June 11, 2010 @ 8:52 AM

2. wrote:
I am excited about actually. I work in a small office and it was always uncomfortable around Christmas time because not everyone could take off Christmas Eve. It was a matter of who asked off first which created issues. It will eliminate anxiety and make for a better holiday. It will also be a benefit to those who have young children out on break. It would be great to get a raise of course, but this is nice. Thank you to all who fought for it.

Tue, June 15, 2010 @ 3:56 PM

3. Ryan wrote:
I am glad the Governor, House, and Senate did something good for state employees this year. More importantly, I believe Christmas deserves at least as much importance as Thanksgiving. This was a good bill and I thank OPEA for everything they did to make this happen!

Tue, June 15, 2010 @ 11:10 PM

4. dj wrote:
thank you. now go to work on raises.

Wed, June 16, 2010 @ 7:56 AM

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