KSC, TITLE 2.  PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY TO STATE GOVERNMENT
 

Chapter 5.  Holidays

Section 2.501.  Holidays.

      Section 2.501.  Holidays.

     (1)  The following are the Government holidays for celebration on the indicated date:

              (a)  New Year's Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  January 1st

              (b)  Kosrae State Constitution Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 11th

              (c)  Good Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Friday before Easter Sunday

  (d)  Federated States of Micronesia Constitution Day . . .  May 10th

                    (e)  Gospel Day (Mwo Sasu Day) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  August 21

                    (f)  Kosrae Liberation Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   September 8th

                    (g)  Self Government Day  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    November 3rd

                    (h)  Thanksgiving Day  . . . . . . . . . . . .  Last Thursday of November

                    (i)  Christmas Day  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    December 25th

Any legal holiday observed by the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia and not listed above shall also be a Kosrae State Government holiday.

     (2)  A Government employee receives leave with pay for a sufficient period of time to allow him to vote in a Government, national government or municipal government election for which he is qualified and registered to vote.

     (3)  If the date of a holiday is a Saturday or Sunday, the Governor, following consultation with the Speaker and Chief Justice, provides by written directive for celebration of the holiday on a day which would usually be a workday.  With the concurrence of the Speaker and the Chief Justice the Governor may by written directive provide for the celebration of a holiday on a preceding or succeeding Monday or Friday rather than on the date indicated in this section.

     (4)  The Government may not grant leave with pay or use a similar method to create the effect of a Government holiday.

Background
Subsection (1) was amended by State Law 4-32, State Law 7-27 and State Law 7-76.