California Education Code

§ 79020

EDC § 79020 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 7 · Title 3 · Part 48 · Ch. 8 · Art. 3

Statute text

Except as otherwise provided, the community colleges shall continue in session or close on specified holidays as follows:

(a)The community colleges shall close on January 1, the third Monday in January, commencing in the 1989–90 fiscal year, known as “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,” February 12 known as “Lincoln Day,” the third Monday in February known as “Washington Day,” the last Monday in May known as “Memorial Day,” July 4, the first Monday in September known as “Labor Day,” November 11 known as “Veterans Day,” that Thursday in November proclaimed by the President as “Thanksgiving Day,” and December 25.

(b)Any contractual provision between any community college district and its employees in effect on the effective date of the act that adds this subdivision shall prevail over any conflict regarding Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day until the termination date of the contract or upon termination by mutual agreement of the parties, whichever occurs first.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 358, Sec. 5. (AB 268) Effective January 1, 2026.