HB0123 Enrolled LRB100 03794 RJF 13799 b
1		AN ACT concerning government.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended by
5		adding Section 7 as follows:
6		(5 ILCS 490/7 new)
7		Sec. 7. Indigenous Peoples Day. The last Monday in
8		September of each year is designated as Indigenous Peoples Day
9		to be observed throughout the State as a day to recognize the
10		contributions of indigenous peoples with suitable ceremony and
11		fellowship designed to promote greater understanding and
12		kinship between indigenous peoples and non-indigenous peoples
13		of the State of Illinois.
14		Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15		becoming law.