Bill Text: IA HF277 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the designation of Kwanzaa week.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [HF277 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF277-Introduced.html
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BY
GAINES
and
ABDUL-SAMAD
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
designation
of
Kwanzaa
week.
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BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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277
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
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Kwanzaa
week.
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The
governor
of
this
state
is
hereby
authorized
and
2
requested
to
issue
annually
a
proclamation
designating
the
3
period
from
December
26
through
January
1
as
Kwanzaa
week
and
4
to
encourage
all
governmental
entities,
civic
organizations,
5
schools,
and
institutions
of
higher
education
in
the
state
to
6
observe
the
week
in
a
manner
that
emphasizes
the
meaning
and
7
importance
of
African
heritage
in
African
American
culture.
8
EXPLANATION
9
This
bill
authorizes
and
requests
the
governor
to
annually,
10
by
proclamation,
designate
the
period
from
December
26
through
11
January
1
as
Kwanzaa
week.
This
designation
does
not
make
the
12
week
a
state
holiday.
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