The following is the list of state holidays when the Capitol and all state agencies will be closed in 2009:
| New Year's Day | Tuesday, January 1 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday | Monday, January 19 |
| Robert E. Lee's Birthday | January 19 - Observed on Friday, November 27 |
| Washington's Birthday | February 16 - Observed on Thursday, December 24 |
| Confederate Memorial Day | Monday, April 27 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 25 |
| Independence Day | Friday, July 3 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 7 |
| Columbus Day | Monday, October 12 |
| Veterans Day | Wednesday, November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 26 |
| Christmas | Thursday, December 24 (observance of Washington's Birthday) Friday, December 25 |
Full-time employees who are scheduled to work on a holiday will be given an equal time off on another day.
To be eligible for a paid holiday, you would need to be in pay status either the day before or the day after the holiday. Being in pay status means that you would need to be at work or on approved paid leave.
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