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7		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6652
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	6	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6652
8	7		January Session, 2021
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	11	+	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
	12	+	AND ELECTIONS
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	15	+	Introduced by:
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15	21		AN ACT DESIGNATING VARIOUS DAYS, WEEKS A ND MONTHS.
16	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	23		Assembly convened:
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19	25		Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 10-29a of the general statutes is 1
20		-	amended by adding subdivisions (98) to (~~103~~), inclusive, as follows 2
	26	+	amended by adding subdivisions (98) to (101), inclusive, as follows 2
21	27		(Effective from passage): 3
22	28		(NEW) (98) The Governor shall proclaim the second Sunday of June 4
23		-	annually to be Connecticut Race Amity Day, to reflect and affirm the 5
	29	+	annually to be Connecticut Race Amity Day to reflect and affirm the 5
24	30		dignity of the diverse racial, cultural and religious backgrounds of the 6
25	31		residents of the state. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol 7
26	32		and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day. 8
27	33		(NEW) (99) The Governor shall proclaim the month of September 9
28	34		annually to be Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month, to raise public 10
29	35		awareness of the associated presentation and available treatments for 11
30	36		brain aneurysms. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and 12
31	37		elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month. 13
32		-	(NEW) (100) The Governor shall proclaim May thirteenth of each 14
	38	+	(NEW) (100) The Governor shall proclaim May thirteenth of each 14 Raised Bill No. 6652
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33	44		year to be Xeroderma Pigmentosum Awareness Day, to raise awareness 15
34	45		of this genetic disorder characterized by an extreme sensitivity to 16
35		-	ultraviolet rays. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and 17 Substitute Bill No. 6652
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	46	+	ultraviolet rays. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and 17
42	47		elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day. 18
43	48		(NEW) (101) The Governor shall proclaim the second week of 19
44		-	February of each year to be Kindness Week, to promote acts of kindness 20
	49	+	February of each year to be Kindness Week to promote acts of kindness 20
45	50		among the residents of the state. Suitable exercises may be held in the 21
46	51		State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the 22
47	52		observance of the week. 23
48		-	(NEW) (102) The Governor shall proclaim the last week of June of 24
49		-	each year to be Social Media Safety and Awareness Week, to raise 25
50		-	awareness of social media usage's potential effect on mental health and 26
51		-	social media safety. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol 27
52		-	and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the 28
53		-	week. 29
54		-	(NEW) (103) The Governor shall proclaim the month of March to be 30
55		-	Peace Corps Month, in recognition of the service provided by the 31
56		-	volunteers of the Peace Corps in supporting the global community. 32
57		-	Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the 33
58		-	Governor designates for the observance of the month. 34
59		-	Sec. 2. Subdivision (96) of subsection (a) of section 10-29a of the 35
60		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 36
61		-	thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 37
62		-	(96) The Governor shall proclaim the week of April sixteenth of each 38
63		-	year to be Advance Directive Awareness [Day] Week, to raise public 39
64		-	awareness of the importance of planning ahead for health care decisions 40
65		-	and to encourage the use of advance directives. Suitable exercises may 41
66		-	be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates 42
67		-	for the observance of the [day] week. 43
	53	+	Sec. 2. Subdivision (96) of subsection (a) of section 10-29a of the 24
	54	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 25
	55	+	thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 26
	56	+	(96) The Governor shall proclaim the week of April sixteenth of each 27
	57	+	year to be Advance Directive Awareness [Day] Week to raise public 28
	58	+	awareness of the importance of planning ahead for health care decisions 29
	59	+	and to encourage the use of advance directives. Suitable exercises may 30
	60	+	be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates 31
	61	+	for the observance of the [day] week. 32
	62	+	Sec. 3. Section 1-4 of the general statutes is repealed and the following 33
	63	+	is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 34
	64	+	In each year the first day of January (known as New Year's Day), the 35
	65	+	fifteenth day of January of each year prior to 1986, and commencing on 36
	66	+	the twentieth day of January in 1986, the first Monday occurring on or 37
	67	+	after January fifteenth (known as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), the 38
	68	+	twelfth day of February (known as Lincoln Day), the third Monday in 39
	69	+	February (known as Washington's Birthday), the last Monday in May 40
	70	+	(known as Memorial Day or Decoration Day), the fourth day of July 41
	71	+	(known as Independence Day), the first Monday in September (known 42
	72	+	as Labor Day), the second Monday in October (known as [Columbus] 43
	73	+	Indigenous Peoples' Day), the eleventh day of November (known as 44
	74	+	Veterans' Day) and the twenty-fifth day of December (known as 45
	75	+	Christmas) and any day appointed or recommended by the Governor of 46 Raised Bill No. 6652
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	81	+	this state or the President of the United States as a day of thanksgiving, 47
	82	+	fasting or religious observance, shall each be a legal holiday, except that 48
	83	+	whenever any of such days which are not designated to occur on 49
	84	+	Monday, occurs upon a Sunday, the Monday next following such day 50
	85	+	shall be a legal holiday and whenever any of such days occurs upon a 51
	86	+	Saturday, the Friday immediately preceding such day shall be a legal 52
	87	+	holiday. When any such holiday, except holidays in January and 53
	88	+	December, occurs on a school day, each local and regional board of 54
	89	+	education may close the public schools under its jurisdiction for such 55
	90	+	day or hold a session of the public schools on such day, provided, if a 56
	91	+	session is held, the board shall require each school to hold a suitable 57
	92	+	nonsectarian educational program in observance of such holiday. If a 58
	93	+	holiday in January or December occurs on a school day, there shall be 59
	94	+	no session of the public schools on such day. 60
	95	+	Sec. 4. Subdivision (13) of subsection (a) of section 10-29a of the 61
	96	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 62
	97	+	thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 63
	98	+	(13) The Governor shall proclaim the second Monday in October of 64
	99	+	each year to be [Columbus] Indigenous Peoples' Day. Suitable exercises 65
	100	+	shall be held in the public schools, having reference to the historical 66
	101	+	events connected therewith, [and in commemoration of the Italian 67
	102	+	people, their culture and the great contribution they have made to this 68
	103	+	country,] such exercises to be held during the week within which 69
	104	+	[Columbus] Indigenous Peoples' Day occurs or on such other day as the 70
	105	+	local or regional board of education prescribes. 71
68	106		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
69	107		sections:
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71	109		Section 1 from passage 10-29a(a)
72		-	Sec. 2 October 1, 2021 10-29a(a)(96) Substitute Bill No. 6652
	110	+	Sec. 2 October 1, 2021 10-29a(a)(96)
	111	+	Sec. 3 October 1, 2021 1-4
	112	+	Sec. 4 October 1, 2021 10-29a(a)(13)
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	119	+	Statement of Purpose:
	120	+	To designate various days, weeks and months and rename the
	121	+	Columbus Day holiday.
	122	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	123	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	124	+	underlined.]
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