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Rosa Parks Day

California’s current education calendar recognizes Rosa Parks Day on February 4, while the original 2000 legislative resolution used a different recurring formulation after the inaugural date. Because jurisdictions and legal wording vary, this record is authority-resolved rather than treated as a universal fixed national date.

Date / ruleJurisdiction-specific; California currently recognizes 4 February (4 February in 2026)
ScopeUnited States / state and local Rosa Parks commemorations; California evidence used for this record
VerificationState Government Variable Scope Verified
PortabilityVariable Custom
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-09
Target-year policyResolve Authority
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is Rosa Parks Day?

California’s current education calendar recognizes Rosa Parks Day on February 4, while the original 2000 legislative resolution used a different recurring formulation after the inaugural date. Because jurisdictions and legal wording vary, this record is authority-resolved rather than treated as a universal fixed national date.

Date and recurrence

Jurisdiction-specific; California currently recognizes 4 February (4 February in 2026)

The date is source-dependent or variable. A target-year source is required before assigning it to a calendar.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is United States / state and local Rosa Parks commemorations; California evidence used for this record. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Classification

Topic and context

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Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. California Department of Education — calendar of recognition datesState Government
  2. California Legislature — ACR 116 Rosa Parks DayState Legislative Record
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Rosa Parks Day?

Jurisdiction-specific; California currently recognizes 4 February (4 February in 2026) The stored recurrence guidance is: Resolve the target jurisdiction and current state/local authority; California current guidance uses 4 February.

Does Rosa Parks Day fall on the same date every year?

It is not safely predictable from a fixed rule; the target year needs a current source.

Is Rosa Parks Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / state and local Rosa Parks commemorations; California evidence used for this record. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Rosa Parks Day?

The stored designation basis is: California’s current education calendar recognizes Rosa Parks Day on February 4, while the original 2000 legislative resolution used a different recurring formulation after the inaugural date. Because jurisdictions and legal wording vary, this record is authority-resolved rather than treated as a universal fixed national date.. Supporting provenance includes California Department of Education — calendar of recognition dates. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Rosa Parks Day international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / state and local Rosa Parks commemorations; California evidence used for this record.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.

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