AN ACT 1-1 relating to the designation of March 31 as Cesar Chavez Day. 1-2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-3 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 662, Government Code, is 1-4 amended by adding Section 662.013 to read as follows: 1-5 Sec. 662.013. OPTIONAL HOLIDAY FOR CESAR CHAVEZ DAY. 1-6 (a) The 31st day of March shall be designated "Cesar Chavez Day" 1-7 in observance of the birthday of Cesar Chavez. 1-8 (b) The administrative head of a state agency may allow an 1-9 employee of the agency to have a day off with pay on Cesar Chavez 1-10 Day in lieu of any other state holiday that occurs on a weekday, 1-11 other than a weekday on which an election is held throughout the 1-12 state, on which the state agency is required to be open but on 1-13 which the operations of the agency are required to be maintained at 1-14 only a minimum level. 1-15 (c) On Cesar Chavez Day, each state agency shall remain open 1-16 and conduct the operations of the agency at a minimum level. 1-17 (d) A holiday allowed under this section is in lieu of 1-18 another holiday prescribed by law. The total number of holidays in 1-19 a year to which an employee of a state agency is entitled is not 1-20 changed by this section. 1-21 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 1-22 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-23 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-24 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-1 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-2 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 107 passed the Senate on March 9, 1999, by a viva-voce vote. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 107 passed the House on May 19, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: _______________________________ Date _______________________________ Governor