2009 Oregon Code :: Chapter 187 — Holidays; Standard of Time; Commemorations

Chapter 187 — Holidays; Standard of Time; Commemorations

 

2009 EDITION

 

 

HOLIDAYS; STANDARD OF TIME; COMMEMORATIONS

 

MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

 

LEGAL HOLIDAYS

 

187.010     Legal holidays; acts deferred to next business day; effect on labor agreements

 

187.020     Additional legal holidays

 

STANDARD OF TIME

 

187.110     Standard of time

 

COMMEMORATIONS

 

187.200     Garden Week

 

187.210     Asian American Heritage Month

 

187.215     Korean American Day

 

187.220     POW/MIA flag

 

187.225     Thomas Paine Day

 

187.230     Ewing Young Day

 

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 Oregon history. [1999 c.690 §1; 2003 c.244 §2]

 

      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 Families’ POW/MIA flag with the United States flag and the Oregon State flag upon or near the principal building of the public body on the following days:

      (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 Families’ 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]

 

      187.225 Thomas Paine Day. January 29 of every year is designated as Thomas Paine Day to commemorate Thomas Paine and his accomplishments. [2009 c.190 §1]

 

      187.230 Ewing Young Day. February 9 of each year shall be known as Ewing Young Day, to commemorate Ewing Young’s contribution to the formation of Oregon’s provisional government and aid to the settlers of the Willamette Valley. [2009 c.192 §1]

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