§ 1-5-112. POW/MIA Recognition Day
(a) The third Friday in September shall be known as “POW/MIA Recognition Day” to honor American prisoners of war and those missing in action, all of whom have made extraordinary sacrifices on behalf of the United States of America. (b) POW/MIA Recognition Day shall not be a legal holiday, but shall be a memorial day […]
§ 1-5-113. Native American Heritage Week
(a) The third week in September of each year shall be known in Arkansas as “Native American Heritage Week” to honor the integral role that Native Americans have played in the history of the state and the rich contributions Native Americans have made to the history of Arkansas, including the state’s role as home to […]
§ 1-5-114. Juneteenth Independence Day
(a) The third Saturday in June shall be known as “Juneteenth Independence Day” to commemorate the end of over two hundred (200) years of slavery in the United States of America and to demonstrate racial reconciliation and healing from the legacy of slavery. (b) Juneteenth Independence Day shall not be a legal holiday but shall […]
§ 1-5-101. Official holidays
(a) The following days are declared to be the sole official holidays applicable to state government in Arkansas: (1) New Year’s Day — January 1; (2) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday — the third Monday in January; (3) George Washington’s Birthday and Daisy Gatson Bates Day — the third Monday in February; (4) Memorial […]
§ 1-5-102. State offices to be closed on holidays — Exceptions
(a) All state offices shall be closed on all days declared to be legal holidays under the laws of this state, and all persons employed thereby shall not be required to work on legal holidays. However, this section shall not apply to those state government offices wherever located and to those employees that are essential […]
§ 1-5-103. State office closings by proclamation
Nothing in §§ 1-5-101, 1-5-102, and 1-5-104 shall be construed as prohibiting the Governor from establishing by executive proclamation additional days when state offices shall be closed in observance of special events, or for other reasons at his or her discretion.
§ 1-5-104. Entitlement to paid holiday or equivalent time
(a) To be eligible for holiday pay, the employee must be on pay status his or her last scheduled work day before the holiday and his or her first scheduled work day after the holiday. (b) When a holiday falls while an employee is on annual or sick leave, that day is charged as a […]
§ 1-5-105. Commercial paper payable day after holiday
All bills of exchange, drafts, or promissory notes which shall become payable on a legal holiday shall be payable on the day next succeeding the holiday.
§ 1-5-106. Memorial days generally
The following days shall not be legal holidays but shall be memorial days to be commemorated by the issuance of appropriate proclamations by the Governor: (1) General Douglas MacArthur Day — January 26; (2) Silas Hunt Day — February 2; (3) Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday — February 12; (4) Arkansas Teachers’ Day — First Tuesday in […]