2022 Alaska Statutes
Title 44. State Government
Chapter 12. Holidays, Agency Office Hours, and Official Language
Article 1. Legal Holidays.
Sec. 44.12.010. Legal holidays.
(a) The following days are legal holidays:
(1) the first of January, known as New Year's Day;
(2) the third Monday of January, known as Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday as provided in (b) of this section;
(3) the third Monday in February, known as Presidents' Day;
(4) the last Monday of March, known as Seward's Day;
(5) the last Monday in May, known as Memorial Day;
(6) the fourth of July, known as Independence Day;
(7) the first Monday in September, known as Labor Day;
(8) the 18th of October, known as Alaska Day;
(9) the 11th of November, known as Veterans' Day;
(10) the fourth Thursday in November, known as Thanksgiving Day;
(11) the 25th of December, known as Christmas Day;
(12) every Sunday;
(13) every day designated by public proclamation by the President of the United States or the governor of the state as a legal holiday.
(b) For employment purposes, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday is a legal holiday for state employees who
(1) are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement; or
(2) are covered by a collective bargaining agreement whose terms
(A) include by name Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday; or
(B) have been amended to substitute a holiday on the third Monday of January for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday in place of another paid holiday.
