Section 31IAC5-8-1. Holidays

   (a) Employees shall be compensated for holidays established by statute or officially proclaimed by the governor.

  (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), teachers employed by the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ISBVI) or Indiana School for the Deaf (ISD) shall accrue holidays in accordance with the holiday policy of Indianapolis Public Schools. ISBVI and ISD teachers are not eligible for additional holidays set for state employees under IC 1-1-9, IC 4-15, or this rule.

  (c) The first day of week, commonly called Sunday, shall not be a holiday within the meaning of this rule.

  (d) Any employee who is required to work on a holiday shall be paid for such work at a straight-time rate, with the regular payment for that pay period in which the holiday occurs, or, at the option of the appointing authority, may be credited with compensatory time off. Unless otherwise authorized by the director and the state budget agency, all such compensatory time off:

(1) shall be scheduled by the appointing authority; and

(2) must be taken within the pay period in which the holiday occurs.

(State Personnel Department; 31 IAC 5-8-1; filed May 10, 2012, 2:32 p.m.: 20120606-IR-031110446FRA)