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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1158
January Session, 2023
LCO No. 5143
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT DESIGNATING VARIOUS DAYS, WEEKS AND MONTHS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 10-29a of the general statutes is 1
amended by adding subdivisions (108) to (116), inclusive, as follows 2
(Effective October 1, 2023): 3
(NEW) (108) The Governor shall proclaim the month of May of each 4
year as Bone Health and Osteoporosis Month, to raise public awareness 5
of this women's health issue. 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) (109) The Governor shall proclaim the first week of May of 9
each year to be Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week, to raise public 10
awareness of this neurological involuntary movement disorder and 11
available treatments for it. Suitable exercises may be held in the State 12
Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of 13
the week. 14 Raised Bill No. 1158
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(NEW) (110) The Governor shall proclaim May tenth of each year as 15
Ann Petry Day, in recognition of this Connecticut author and her 16
contribution to literature as the first African-American female author to 17
sell more than a million copies of a novel. Suitable exercises may be held 18
in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the 19
observance of the day. 20
(NEW) (111) The Governor shall proclaim May sixteenth of each year 21
to be Trinity College Day, to recognize the contributions that Trinity 22
College has made to the state upon the anniversary of when the college 23
received its charter on May 16, 1823. Suitable exercises may be held in 24
the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the 25
observance of the day. 26
(NEW) (112) The Governor shall proclaim July eleventh of each year 27
as Bosnian Genocide Remembrance Day, to remember the more than 28
eight thousand Bosniak civilians killed in Srebrenica during the Bosnian 29
war. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere 30
as the Governor designates for the observance of the day. 31
(NEW) (113) The Governor shall proclaim September fourteenth of 32
each year to be Free Enterprise Day, to recognize the contributions that 33
free enterprise has made to the state's economy. Suitable exercises may 34
be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates 35
for the observance of the day. 36
(NEW) (114) The Governor shall proclaim September seventeenth of 37
each year to be Constitution Day, to commemorate the formation and 38
signing of the United States Constitution. Suitable exercises may be held 39
in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the 40
observance of the day. 41
(NEW) (115) The Governor shall proclaim October ninth of each year 42
as PANS and PANDAS awareness day to raise awareness of the 43
autoimmune disorders of Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric 44
Syndrome and Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders 45
Associated with Streptococcal infections and available treatments for 46 Raised Bill No. 1158
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them. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere 47
as the Governor designates for the observance of the day. 48
(NEW) (116) The Governor shall proclaim the holiday period of 49
November twentieth to December twentieth, inclusive, as Survivors of 50
Homicide Victims Awareness Month, to support the family members of 51
victims of homicide by educating and influencing the public about the 52
impact of homicide on families and communities. Suitable exercises may 53
be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates 54
for the observance of the month. 55
Sec. 2. Subdivisions (103) to (105), inclusive, of subsection (a) of 56
section 10-29a of the general statutes are repealed and the following is 57
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 58
(103) The Governor shall proclaim the month of March of each year 59
to be Peace Corps Month, in recognition of the service provided by the 60
volunteers of the Peace Corps in supporting the global community. 61
Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the 62
Governor designates for the observance of the month. 63
(104) [Maternal Mental Health Month.] The Governor shall proclaim 64
the month of May of each year to be Maternal Mental Health Month, to 65
raise awareness of issues surrounding maternal mental health. Suitable 66
exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the 67
Governor designates for the observance of the month. 68
(105) [Maternal Mental Health Day.] The Governor shall proclaim 69
May fifth of each year to be Maternal Mental Health Day, to raise 70
awareness of issues surrounding maternal mental health. Suitable 71
exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the 72
Governor designates for the observance of the day. 73
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2023 10-29a(a)(108) to (116)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2023 10-29a(a)(103) to (105) Raised Bill No. 1158
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Statement of Purpose:
To designate various days, weeks and months and make technical
revisions to existing designations.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]