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Committee approves first substitute creating 'state holy days' and clarifying personal leave for employees
Summary
The Senate Business and Labor Committee favorably recommended the first substitute to Senate Bill 259 on Feb. 25, creating a statutory category of "state holy days," listing several observances and allowing state employees to use a personal-preference day to observe those or other faith days.
The Senate Business and Labor Committee voted to favorably recommend the first substitute to Senate Bill 259 on Feb. 25, a bill that creates a separate designation of "state holy days," lists several faith observances and clarifies that state employees may use an additional personal-preference day to observe such days.
Sponsor Senator Sandra Stratton (presenting the bill) described three pillars of the proposal: designating Easter Sunday as a state holiday (the bill identifies the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox), establishing a separate…
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