Colorado § 24-11-112 - Farm Workers Day.
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§ 24-11-112. Farm Workers Day.
(1) The thirty-first day of March in 2026 and 2027 shall be known as "Farm Workers Day" and appropriate observance may be held by the public and in all public schools of the state in tribute to the principles of social justice and respect for human dignity.
(2) The head of a state agency may allow an employee of the agency to have a day off with pay on farm workers day in lieu of any other legal holiday described in section 24-11-101 (1) that occurs in the same state fiscal year on a weekday, other than a weekday on which an election is held throughout the state, on which the state agency is required to be open but on which the operations of the agency are required to be maintained at only a minimum level.
(3) On farm workers day, each state agency shall remain open and conduct the operations of the agency at no less than a minimum level.
(4) A holiday allowed under this section is in lieu of a legal holiday described in section 24-11-101 (1). The total number of legal holidays in a state fiscal year available to an employee of a state agency is not changed by this section.
Source: L. 2001: Entire section added, p. 153, § 1, effective March 27. L. 2026: (1), (2), and (3) amended, (HB 26-1339), ch. 31, p. 139, § 2, effective March 31.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 26-1339, see section 1 of chapter 31, Session Laws of Colorado 2026.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 24-11-112 ("Farm Workers Day.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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