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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1519
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 6176
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 (118) to (134), inclusive, as follows 2
(Effective from passage): 3
(NEW) (118) The Governor shall proclaim February eighth of each 4
year as Scouting America Day, to commemorate the anniversary of the 5
founding of the former Boy Scouts of America in 1910, which became 6
Scouting America. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol 7
and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day. 8
(NEW) (119) The Governor shall proclaim February fourteenth of 9
each year as Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day, to raise awareness of 10
this genetic condition that often begins in childhood and causes tumors 11
to grow on nerves throughout the body and also may affect 12
development of the brain, cardiovascular system, bones and skin. 13
Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the 14
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Governor designates for the observance of the day. 15
(NEW) (120) The Governor shall proclaim the month of April of each 16
year as Connecticut Native Plant Month, in recognition of the 17
importance of native plants to the state's rich biological heritage. 18
Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the 19
Governor designates for the observance of the month. 20
(NEW) (121) The Governor shall proclaim April eleventh of each year 21
as Parkinson's Awareness Day, to raise awareness of the neurological 22
condition of Parkinson's disease and available treatments for it. Suitable 23
exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the 24
Governor designates for the observance of the day. 25
(NEW) (122) The Governor shall proclaim April twenty-sixth of each 26
year as Tuskegee Airmen Day, to recognize the significant contribution 27
of the first African American military fighter pilots in American history 28
who served during World War II, and whose impressive performance 29
earned them more than one hundred fifty Distinguished Flying Crosses. 30
Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the 31
Governor designates for the observance of the day. 32
(NEW) (123) The Governor shall proclaim the first Wednesday in 33
May of each year as Local Journalism Appreciation Day, to raise 34
awareness of the value of local journalism. Suitable exercises may be 35
held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for 36
the observance of the day. 37
(NEW) (124) The Governor shall proclaim May fifth of each year as 38
Red Dress Day, to commemorate missing and murdered indigenous 39
women and children. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol 40
and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day. 41
(NEW) (125) The Governor shall proclaim May tenth of each year as 42
Dystonia Awareness Day, to raise awareness of the movement disorder 43
of dystonia that causes muscles to contract involuntarily and available 44
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treatments for it. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and 45
elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day. 46
(NEW) (126) The Governor shall proclaim May thirteenth to May 47
nineteenth of each year as Face Equity Week, and May nineteenth of 48
each year as Face Equity Day, to recognize those with craniofacial 49
abnormalities. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and 50
elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the week 51
and day. 52
(NEW) (127) The Governor shall proclaim June first of each year as 53
Barber Recognition Day, to honor barbers in the state. Suitable exercises 54
may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor 55
designates for the observance of the day. 56
(NEW) (128) The Governor shall proclaim June twelfth of each year 57
as National Women Veterans Recognition Day, to recognize the 58
significant contributions of women who bravely and honorably served 59
in the United States armed forces. Suitable exercises may be held in the 60
State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the 61
observance of the day. 62
(NEW) (129) The Governor shall proclaim June twenty-seventh of 63
each year as Connecticut Microbiome Day, in recognition of the role of 64
microbiome therapeutics in combatting diseases; to celebrate 65
Connecticut research achievements in microbiome research; to 66
recognize and raise awareness of the role human, animal and 67
environmental microbiomes have on health and to encourage students 68
and the public to learn more about the impacts of the human 69
microbiome. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and 70
elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day. 71
(NEW) (130) The Governor shall proclaim the month of July of each 72
year as Uterine Fibroid Awareness Month, to raise awareness of the 73
symptoms and treatment options for this condition and improve health 74
outcomes for women. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol 75
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and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the 76
month. 77
(NEW) (131) The Governor shall proclaim July twelfth of each year as 78
Connecticut Recipients of the Medal of Honor Day, to acknowledge 79
residents of the state who have been recipients of the Medal of Honor 80
for their courage and sacrifices. Suitable exercises may be held in the 81
State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the 82
observance of the day. 83
(NEW) (132) The Governor shall proclaim October fifteenth of each 84
year as Varian Fry Day, to remember the late Connecticut resident 85
Varian Fry's heroic deeds in Marseille, France from 1940 to 1941, where 86
he rescued more than one thousand five hundred refugees, many of 87
whom were Jewish, from the Nazis. Suitable exercises may be held in 88
the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the 89
observance of the day. 90
(NEW) (133) The Governor shall proclaim the month of November of 91
each year as Veterans' Month, in recognition of the service and sacrifice 92
of individuals who have served in the armed forces to protect the United 93
States and the state of Connecticut. Suitable exercises may be held in the 94
State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the 95
observance of the month. 96
(NEW) (134) The Governor shall proclaim the month of November of 97
each year as Epilepsy Awareness Month, to raise public awareness of 98
the associated presentation and available treatments for epilepsy. 99
Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the 100
Governor designates for the observance of the month. 101
(NEW) (135) The Governor shall proclaim the fifteenth day of the 102
month of Kartik in the Hindu lunar calendar of each year as Diwali, to 103
celebrate this festival of lights. Suitable exercises may be held in the State 104
Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of 105
the day. 106
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage 10-29a(a)(118) to (134)
Statement of Purpose:
To designate various days, weeks and months.
[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.]