§ 79021 Governor Holiday Closure Authority

Education Code·California

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•If the Governor picks a new holiday but doesn't say community colleges should close, but they close anyway, it counts as a holiday.
•The college's own leaders (governing board) get to decide if the closing is for a holiday.
•This rule is only for community colleges.

Example

The Governor says March 15 is a new holiday but doesn't tell community colleges to close. Your local community college closes anyway.

Even though the Governor didn’t say to close, the college closing counts as a holiday because the college’s leaders decided it.

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§ 79021 Governor Holiday Closure Authority

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, whenever the Governor appoints any other day as a holiday and does not provide for the closing of the community colleges, but the community colleges do close, the closing shall be deemed a closing for a holiday declared by the governing board. (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 513.7.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Education Code. Section 79021.

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