2007 Oregon Code - Chapter 187 :: Chapter 187 - Holidays - Standard of Time - Commemorations
Chapter 187 —
Holidays; Standard of Time; Commemorations
2007 EDITION
HOLIDAYS; STANDARD OF TIME; COMMEMORATIONS
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
LEGAL HOLIDAYS
187.010Â Â Â Â Legal
holidays; acts deferred to next business day; effect on labor agreements
187.020Â Â Â Â Additional
legal holidays
STANDARD OF TIME
187.110Â Â Â Â Standard
of time
COMMEMORATIONS
187.200Â Â Â Â Garden
Week
187.210Â Â Â Â Asian
American Heritage Month
187.215Â Â Â Â Korean
American Day
187.220Â Â Â Â POW/MIA
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LEGAL HOLIDAYS
     187.010
Legal holidays; acts deferred to next business day; effect on labor agreements. (1) The following days are legal holidays in
this state:
     (a) Each Sunday.
     (b) New Year’s Day on January 1.
     (c) Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday on
the third Monday in January.
     (d) Presidents Day, for the purpose of
commemorating Presidents Washington and Lincoln, on the third Monday in
February.
     (e) Memorial Day on the last Monday in
May.
     (f) Independence Day on July 4.
     (g) Labor Day on the first Monday in
September.
     (h) Veterans Day on November 11.
     (i) Thanksgiving Day on the fourth
Thursday in November.
     (j) Christmas Day on December 25.
     (2) Each time a holiday, other than
Sunday, listed in subsection (1) of this section falls on Sunday, the
succeeding Monday shall be a legal holiday. Each time a holiday listed in
subsection (1) of this section falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be
a legal holiday.
     (3) Any act authorized, required or
permitted to be performed on a holiday as designated in this section may be
performed on the next succeeding business day; and no liability or loss of
rights of any kind shall result from such delay.
     (4) In enumerating legal holidays in
subsection (1) of this section, the Legislative Assembly does not intend to
limit or otherwise affect public or private collective bargaining or collective
bargaining agreements. [Amended by 1955 c.4 §1; 1969 c.455 §1; 1973 c.51 §1;
1975 c.633 §1; 1977 c.135 §1;1977 c.321 §1; 1985 c.518 §1]
     187.020
Additional legal holidays.
In addition to those specified in ORS 187.010, the following days are legal
holidays in this state:
     (1) Every day appointed by the Governor as
a holiday.
     (2) Every day appointed by the President
of the United States as a day of mourning, rejoicing or other special
observance only when the Governor also appoints that day as a holiday. [Amended
by 1969 c.455 §2; 1975 c.633 §2; 1977 c.135 §2; 1977 c.321 §2; 1985 c.518 §2]
     187.025 [1953 c.260 §2; 1981 c.450 §1; repealed by
1985 c.518 §4]
     187.030 [Repealed by 1985 c.627 §4]
STANDARD OF
TIME
     187.110
Standard of time. (1) The
standard of time for the State of Oregon shall be the United States standard of
time as established by the Congress of the United States for any particular
area of the state under the Act of March 19, 1918, (15 U.S.C. 261) except that
from 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in April until 2 a.m. on the last Sunday in
October the standard of time for any area of this state shall be one hour in
advance of the standard established for that particular area by the Congress of
the United States under the Act of March 19, 1918.
     (2) No department of the state government
and no county, city or other political subdivision shall employ any other time
or adopt any statute, ordinance or order providing for the use of any other
standard of time. [Amended by 1961 c.415 §1; 1961 c.711 §1; 1963 c.265 §1; 1967
c.373 §1; 1991 c.67 §45]
COMMEMORATIONS
     187.200
Garden Week. The first full
week in June, beginning with the first Sunday, shall be known as Garden Week. [1987
c.208 §1]
     187.210
Asian American Heritage Month.
(1)(a) May of each year shall be known as Asian American Heritage Month.
     (b) As used in this section, “Asian
American” has the meaning given that term in ORS 185.620.
     (2) The Governor shall issue a
proclamation calling upon the people of this state to use the month of May to
celebrate the contributions to the state by Asian Americans in the arts,
sciences, commerce and education.
     (3)(a) The State Board of Education is
encouraged to develop and adopt a curriculum to promote awareness of the
contributions to the state by Asian Americans in the arts, sciences, commerce
and education.
     (b) During school hours throughout Asian
American Heritage Month, school districts may designate time for instruction
and appropriate activities in commemoration of the lives, history and
achievements of Asian Americans in
     187.215
Korean American Day. January
13 of each year shall be known as Korean American Day. The Governor shall issue
a proclamation each year calling upon the people of this state to celebrate on
January 13 the contributions to the state by Korean Americans in the arts,
sciences, commerce and education. [2007 c.68 §1]
     Note: Sections 2 and 3, chapter 68, Oregon Laws
2007, provide:
     Sec.
2. (1) The Korean American
Day Commission is established. The commission has nine members, appointed by
the Governor.
     (2) The term of office of each member of
the Korean American Day Commission is four years, but a member serves at the
pleasure of the Governor. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the
Governor shall appoint a successor. A member is eligible for reappointment one
time. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall make an
appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term.
     (3) The members of the Korean American Day
Commission shall elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson for the commission.
     (4) Members of the Korean American Day
Commission serve without compensation or payment of expenses.
     (5) The Korean American Day Commission
shall promote, organize and coordinate Korean American Day celebrations. Not
later than February 1 of each odd-numbered year, the commission shall submit a
report to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly on the activities of the
commission. [2007 c.68 §2]
     Sec.
3. Section 2 of this 2007
Act is repealed January 2, 2016. [2007 c.68 §3]
     187.220
POW/MIA flag. (1) A public
body shall display the National League of FamiliesÂ’ POW/MIA flag with the
     (a) Armed Forces Day on the third Saturday
in May.
     (b) Memorial Day on the last Monday in
May.
     (c) Flag Day on June 14.
     (d) Independence Day on July 4.
     (e) National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
     (f) Veterans Day on November 11.
     (2) The Oregon Department of
Administrative Services shall provide a National League of FamiliesÂ’ POW/MIA
flag to a public body for display under subsection (1) of this section.
     (3)
As used in this section, “public body” means the state, a county and a city.
[1999 c.613
§1]
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