California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB1394: State holidays: Cesar Chavez Day: Farmworkers Day.
Status: Chaptered, September 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Sections 37220.5, 45203, 79020, and 88203 of the Education Code, and to amend Sections 6700, 6701, 6717, 19853, and 19853.1 of, and to repeal Section 6731 of, the Government Code, relating to state holidays. state holidays State holidays: Cesar Chavez Day: Farmworkers Day. Existing law designates specific days as holidays in this state. Existing law designates holidays on which community colleges and public schools are authorized to close pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the governing board and represented employees, including Cesar Chavez Day on March 31…
From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:
An act to amend Sections 37220.5, 45203, 79020, and 88203 of the Education Code, and to amend Sections 6700, 6701, 6717, 19853, and 19853.1 of, and to repeal Section 6731 of, the Government Code, relating to state holidays. state holidays State holidays: Cesar Chavez Day: Farmworkers Day. Existing law designates specific days as holidays in this state. Existing law designates holidays on which community colleges and public schools are authorized to close pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the governing board and represented employees, including Cesar Chavez Day on March 31. Existing law entitles state employees, with specified exceptions, and authorizes certain community college and public school employees, to be given time off with pay for specified holidays, as specified. Existing law redesignates March 31 as Farmworkers Day instead of Cesar Chavez Day, and requires the Governor to annually proclaim March 31 as Farmworkers Day. This bill would remove the designation of March 31 as Cesar Chavez Day for purposes of holidays on which community colleges and public schools are authorized to close, and instead authorize community colleges and public schools to close on April 10, known as Farmworkers Day, as specified. The bill would revise the provisions related to state employees, certain community college employees, and public school employees to instead apply to Farmworkers Day, as specified. The …