Bill Text: CT SB00438 | 2016 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Designating Various Months, Weeks And Days Of Commemoration.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-03 - Senate Recommitted to Government Administration and Elections [SB00438 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2016-SB00438-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 438
February Session, 2016		LCO No. 2795
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)

AN ACT DESIGNATING VARIOUS MONTHS, WEEKS AND DAYS OF COMMEMORATION.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 10-29a of the 2016 supplement to the general statutes is amended by adding subdivisions (72) to (77), inclusive, as follows (Effective from passage):

(NEW) (72) The Governor shall proclaim the month of May of each year to be Lyme Disease Awareness Month to heighten public awareness of the associated presentation and available treatments for Lyme disease. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.

(NEW) (73) The Governor shall proclaim the third week in October of each year to be Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week to heighten public awareness of the associated presentation and available treatments for male breast cancer. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the week.

(NEW) (74) The Governor shall proclaim the fourth week in February of each year to be Eating Disorders Awareness Week to heighten public awareness of the associated presentation and available treatments for eating disorders. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the week.

(NEW) (75) The Governor shall proclaim the month of April of each year to be Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month to heighten public awareness of the evils of genocide in order to commemorate the victims of genocide and to prevent future atrocities. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.

(NEW) (76) The Governor shall proclaim the month of March of each year to be Connecticut Maple Month to recognize the continued contribution of maple producers in the state who perpetuate a cherished New England tradition and who positively impact our economy, environment and way of life. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.

(NEW) (77) The Governor shall proclaim the fifteenth day of March of each year to be Peter Francisco Day in remembrance of his feats of valor and courage as a soldier during the American Revolution and to honor Americans of Portuguese ancestry, their culture and the contribution they have made to this country. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	from passage	10-29a(a)

GAE

Joint Favorable