| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to Florida Democracy Day; amending s. |
| 3 | 110.117, F.S.; providing that the day of a general |
| 4 | election is a paid holiday observed by state branches |
| 5 | and agencies; naming the holiday "Florida Democracy |
| 6 | Day"; reenacting ss. 110.219(5)(c), 551.116, and |
| 7 | 849.086(7)(b), F.S., relating to state employee |
| 8 | attendance and leave and days and hours of operation |
| 9 | of slot machine gaming areas and cardrooms, |
| 10 | respectively, to incorporate the amendment to s. |
| 11 | 110.117, F.S., in references thereto; providing an |
| 12 | effective date. |
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| 14 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 16 | Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 110.117, Florida |
| 17 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 18 | 110.117 Paid holidays.- |
| 19 | (1) The following holidays shall be paid holidays observed |
| 20 | by all state branches and agencies: |
| 21 | (a) New Year's Day. |
| 22 | (b) Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., third Monday in |
| 23 | January. |
| 24 | (c) Memorial Day. |
| 25 | (d) Independence Day. |
| 26 | (e) Labor Day. |
| 27 | (f) The day of a general election as defined in s. |
| 28 | 97.021(15), which shall be "Florida Democracy Day." |
| 29 | (g)(f) Veterans' Day, November 11. |
| 30 | (h)(g) Thanksgiving Day. |
| 31 | (i)(h) Friday after Thanksgiving. |
| 32 | (j)(i) Christmas Day. |
| 33 | (k)(j) If any of these holidays falls on Saturday, the |
| 34 | preceding Friday shall be observed as a holiday. If any of these |
| 35 | holidays falls on Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed |
| 36 | as a holiday. |
| 37 | Section 2. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
| 38 | made by this act to section 110.117, Florida Statutes, in a |
| 39 | reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of section |
| 40 | 110.219, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
| 41 | 110.219 Attendance and leave; general policies.- |
| 42 | (5) Rules shall be adopted by the department in |
| 43 | cooperation and consultation with the agencies to implement the |
| 44 | provisions of this section; however, such rules must be approved |
| 45 | by the Administration Commission prior to their adoption. Such |
| 46 | rules must provide for, but need not be limited to: |
| 47 | (c) Holidays as provided in s. 110.117. |
| 48 | Section 3. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
| 49 | made by this act to section 110.117, Florida Statutes, in a |
| 50 | reference thereto, section 551.116, Florida Statutes, is |
| 51 | reenacted to read: |
| 52 | 551.116 Days and hours of operation.-Slot machine gaming |
| 53 | areas may be open daily throughout the year. The slot machine |
| 54 | gaming areas may be open a cumulative amount of 18 hours per day |
| 55 | on Monday through Friday and 24 hours per day on Saturday and |
| 56 | Sunday and on those holidays specified in s. 110.117(1). |
| 57 | Section 4. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
| 58 | made by this act to section 110.117, Florida Statutes, in a |
| 59 | reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section |
| 60 | 849.086, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
| 61 | 849.086 Cardrooms authorized.- |
| 62 | (7) CONDITIONS FOR OPERATING A CARDROOM.- |
| 63 | (b) Any cardroom operator may operate a cardroom at the |
| 64 | pari-mutuel facility daily throughout the year, if the |
| 65 | permitholder meets the requirements under paragraph (5)(b). The |
| 66 | cardroom may be open a cumulative amount of 18 hours per day on |
| 67 | Monday through Friday and 24 hours per day on Saturday and |
| 68 | Sunday and on the holidays specified in s. 110.117(1). |
| 69 | Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012. |