Senate Bill No. 1158
Public Act No. 23-2
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
amended by adding subdivisions (108) to (116), inclusive, as follows
(Effective from passage):
(NEW) (108) The Governor shall proclaim the month of May of each
year as Bone Health and Osteoporosis Month, to raise public awareness
of this women's health issue. Suitable exercises may be held in the State
Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of
the month.
(NEW) (109) The Governor shall proclaim the first week of May of
each year to be Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week, to raise public
awareness of this neurological involuntary movement disorder and
available treatments for it. Suitable exercises may be held in the State
Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of
the week.
(NEW) (110) The Governor shall proclaim May tenth of each year as
Ann Petry Day, in recognition of this Connecticut author and her
contribution to literature as the first African-American female author to Senate Bill No. 1158
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sell more than a million copies of a novel. Suitable exercises may be held
in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the
observance of the day.
(NEW) (111) The Governor shall proclaim May sixteenth of each year
to be Trinity College Day, to recognize the contributions that Trinity
College has made to the state upon the anniversary of when the college
received its charter, on May 16, 1823. Suitable exercises may be held in
the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the
observance of the day.
(NEW) (112) The Governor shall proclaim July eleventh of each year
as Bosnian Genocide Remembrance Day, to remember the more than
eight thousand Bosniak civilians killed in Srebrenica during the Bosnian
war. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere
as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(NEW) (113) The Governor shall proclaim September fourteenth of
each year to be Free Enterprise Day, to recognize the contributions that
free enterprise has made to the state's economy. Suitable exercises may
be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates
for the observance of the day.
(NEW) (114) The Governor shall proclaim September seventeenth of
each year to be Constitution Day, to commemorate the formation and
signing of the United States Constitution. Suitable exercises may be held
in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the
observance of the day.
(NEW) (115) The Governor shall proclaim October ninth of each year
as PANS and PANDAS Awareness Day, to raise awareness of the
autoimmune disorders of Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric
Syndrome and Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Associated with Streptococcal infections and available treatments for Senate Bill No. 1158
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them. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere
as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(NEW) (116) The Governor shall proclaim the holiday period of
November twentieth to December twentieth, inclusive, as Survivors of
Homicide Victims Awareness Month, to support the family members of
victims of homicide by educating and influencing the public about the
impact of homicide on families and communities. Suitable exercises may
be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates
for the observance of the month.
Sec. 2. Subdivisions (103) to (105), inclusive, of subsection (a) of
section 10-29a of the general statutes are repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(103) The Governor shall proclaim the month of March of each year
to be Peace Corps Month, in recognition of the service provided by the
volunteers of the Peace Corps in supporting the global community.
Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the
Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(104) [Maternal Mental Health Month.] The Governor shall proclaim
the month of May of each year to be Maternal Mental Health Month, to
raise awareness of issues surrounding maternal mental health. Suitable
exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the
Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(105) [Maternal Mental Health Day.] The Governor shall proclaim
May fifth of each year to be Maternal Mental Health Day, to raise
awareness of issues surrounding maternal mental health. Suitable
exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the
Governor designates for the observance of the day.