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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5498
February Session, 2022
AN ACT DESIGNATING VARIOUS DAYS, WEEKS AND MONTHS, A
SHELTER PET AS THE STATE PET AND THE LOLLIPOP AS THE
STATE CANDY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 10-29a of the 2022 supplement to 1
the general statutes is amended by adding subdivisions (104) to (111), 2
inclusive, as follows (Effective October 1, 2022): 3
(NEW) (104) The Governor shall proclaim the month of June of each 4
year to be Women Veterans Month, in recognition of the service 5
provided by women veterans. Suitable exercises may be held in the State 6
Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of 7
the month. 8
(NEW) (105) The Governor shall proclaim the month of September of 9
each year to be Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, to raise public 10
awareness of ovarian cancer and available treatments for it. Suitable 11
exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the 12
Governor designates for the observance of the month. 13
(NEW) (106) The Governor shall proclaim the month of September of 14
each year to be Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Awareness Month, to raise 15
public awareness of polycystic ovary syndrome and available 16 Substitute Bill No. 5498
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treatments for it. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and 17
elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month. 18
(NEW) (107) The Governor shall proclaim the first week of May of 19
each year to be Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week, to raise public 20
awareness of this neurological involuntary movement disorder and 21
available treatments for it. Suitable exercises may be held in the State 22
Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of 23
the week. 24
(NEW) (108) The Governor shall proclaim June thirteenth of each 25
year to be Albinism Awareness Day, to raise public awareness of 26
albinism. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and 27
elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day. 28
(NEW) (109) The Governor shall proclaim September seventh of each 29
year to be Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day, to raise 30
public awareness of this rare genetic disease that causes progressive 31
muscular degeneration and weakness and available treatments for it. 32
Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the 33
Governor designates for the observance of the day. 34
(NEW) (110) The Governor shall proclaim September fourteenth of 35
each year to be Free Enterprise Day, to recognize the contributions that 36
free enterprise has made to the state's economy. Suitable exercises may 37
be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates 38
for the observance of the day. 39
(NEW) (111) The Governor shall proclaim September seventeenth of 40
each year to be Constitution Day, to commemorate the formation and 41
signing of the United States Constitution. Suitable exercises may be held 42
in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the 43
observance of the day. 44
Sec. 2. Subdivision (103) of subsection (a) of section 10-29a of the 2022 45
supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 46
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 47 Substitute Bill No. 5498
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(103) The Governor shall proclaim the month of March of each year 48
to be Peace Corps Month, in recognition of the service provided by the 49
volunteers of the Peace Corps in supporting the global community. 50
Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the 51
Governor designates for the observance of the month. 52
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective from passage) A shelter pet shall be the state 53
pet. 54
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The lollipop shall be the state 55
candy. 56
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2022 10-29a(a)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2022 10-29a(a)(103)
Sec. 3 from passage New section
Sec. 4 from passage New section
GAE Joint Favorable Subst.