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Holiday Schedule and Vacation Regulations for 2009-2010

Under state guidelines, 14 holidays are allowed for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. The following dates will be observed at The University of Texas at Arlington.

Holiday	Date	Day of Week
Labor Day	September 7, 2009	Monday
Thanksgiving	November 26-27, 2009	Thursday-Friday
Christmas Holiday	December 23-25, 2009	Wednesday-Friday
Christmas Holiday	December 28-31, 2009	Monday-Thursday
New Year's Day	January 1, 2010	Friday
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	January 18, 2010	Monday
Spring Break	March 19, 2010	Friday
Memorial Day	May 31, 2010	Monday

An employee who wishes to observe a religious holiday(s) may do so in lieu of any holiday(s) for which the employee serves as a member of the skeleton workforce required by statute or by taking a vacation day. Employees who wish to substitute a holiday should obtain their supervisor's approval as soon as possible.

There are varying skeleton workforce requirements for each holiday. Skeleton workforce requirements in the Office of Facilities Management, Police Department, Telecommunications, Housing, and the Library and leave approvals will be set by the appropriate director.

Inquiries regarding the holiday schedule should be directed to Eunice Currie in the Office of Human Resources at extension 2-7091.

Vacation Regulations

The vacation accrual rates and maximum carry forward rates are now set by statute. The accrual rates and carry forward amounts for a full time employee are as follows:

Employees with Total State Employment Of		Hours Accrued per Month		Days Accrued Per Year	Max Hours to Carry Forward Year-to-Year
0 - 24 months		8		12	180
25 - 60 months		9		13.5	244
61 - 120 months		10		15	268
121 - 180 months		11		16.5	292
181 - 240 months		13		19.5	340
241 - 300 months		15		22.5	388
301 - 360 months		17		25.5	436
361 - 420 months		19		28.5	484
421 - or more		21		31.5	532

Although all employees are encouraged to utilize vacation in the year accrued, employees may carry forward unused vacation from one fiscal year to the next. The schedule presented above indicates the maximum authorized carry forward. Regular employees who are less than full-time will accrue vacation on a proportionate basis, and the maximum hours to carry forward will also be proportionate.

An employee will earn vacation entitlement beginning on the first day of employment with the State and terminating on the last day of duty. Credit for one month's accrual will be given for each month or fraction of the month of employment with the State. Vacation with pay may not be granted until the employee has had continuous employment with the State for six (6) months, although credit will be accrued during that period.

Inquiries regarding vacation regulations should be directed to Eunice Currie in the Office of Human Resources at extension 2-7091.