Authority: IC 4-15-2.2-19

Affected: IC 1-1-9; IC 4-15

Sec. 1. (a) Employees shall be compensated for holidays established by statute or officially proclaimed by the governor.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), teachers employed by the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ISBVI) or Indiana School for the Deaf (ISD) accrue holidays under the holiday policy of Indianapolis public schools. ISBVI and ISD teachers are not eligible for additional holidays set for state employees under IC 1-1-9, IC 4-15, or this rule.

(c) Sunday is not considered a holiday within the meaning of this rule.

(d) An employee required to work on a holiday shall be paid at a straight-time rate, together with pay for the holiday, or, at the option of the appointing authority, may be credited with compensatory time off. Unless otherwise authorized by the director and the state budget agency, the compensatory time off earned for work on a holiday:

1. (1) shall be scheduled by the appointing authority; and
2. (2) must be taken during the pay period in which the holiday occurs.

(State Personnel Department; 31 IAC 5-8-1; filed May 10, 2012, 2:32 p.m.: 20120606-IR-031110446FRA; readopted filed Jun 1, 2018, 9:50 a.m.: 20180627-IR-031180194RFA; filed Aug 19, 2024, 5:25 p.m.: 20240918-IR- 031240179FRA)