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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1519
January Session, 2025
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 (137), 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
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 Substitute Bill No. 1519
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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 month of May of each 33
year as Brain Tumor Awareness Month, to raise awareness, educate and 34
provide information to the public on available treatments for brain 35
tumors. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and 36
elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month. 37
(NEW) (124) The Governor shall proclaim the first Wednesday in 38
May of each year as Local Journalism Appreciation Day, to raise 39
awareness of the value of local journalism. Suitable exercises may be 40
held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for 41
the observance of the day. 42
(NEW) (125) The Governor shall proclaim May fifth of each year as 43
Red Dress Day, to commemorate missing and murdered indigenous 44
women and children. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol 45
and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day. 46
(NEW) (126) The Governor shall proclaim May tenth of each year as 47
Dystonia Awareness Day, to raise awareness of the movement disorder 48
of dystonia that causes muscles to contract involuntarily and available 49 Substitute Bill No. 1519
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treatments for it. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and 50
elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day. 51
(NEW) (127) The Governor shall proclaim May thirteenth to May 52
nineteenth of each year as Face Equity Week, and May nineteenth of 53
each year as Face Equity Day, to recognize those with craniofacial 54
abnormalities. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and 55
elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the week 56
and day. 57
(NEW) (128) The Governor shall proclaim June first of each year as 58
Barber Recognition Day, to honor barbers in the state. Suitable exercises 59
may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor 60
designates for the observance of the day. 61
(NEW) (129) The Governor shall proclaim June twelfth of each year 62
as National Women Veterans' Recognition Day, to recognize the 63
significant contributions of women who bravely and honorably served 64
in the United States armed forces. Suitable exercises may be held in the 65
State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the 66
observance of the day. 67
(NEW) (130) The Governor shall proclaim June twenty-seventh of 68
each year as Connecticut Microbiome Day, in recognition of the role of 69
microbiome therapeutics in combatting diseases; to celebrate 70
Connecticut research achievements in microbiome research; to 71
recognize and raise awareness of the role human, animal and 72
environmental microbiomes have on health and to encourage students 73
and the public to learn more about the impacts of the human 74
microbiome. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and 75
elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day. 76
(NEW) (131) The Governor shall proclaim the month of July of each 77
year as Uterine Fibroid Awareness Month, to raise awareness of the 78
symptoms and treatment options for this condition and improve health 79
outcomes for women. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol 80
and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the 81 Substitute Bill No. 1519
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month. 82
(NEW) (132) The Governor shall proclaim July twelfth of each year as 83
Connecticut Recipients of the Medal of Honor Day, to acknowledge 84
residents of the state who have been recipients of the Medal of Honor 85
for their courage and sacrifices. Suitable exercises may be held in the 86
State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the 87
observance of the day. 88
(NEW) (133) The Governor shall proclaim the third Saturday of 89
September of each year as Lobster Roll Day. Suitable exercises may be 90
held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for 91
the observance of the day. 92
(NEW) (134) The Governor shall proclaim October fifteenth of each 93
year as Varian Fry Day, to remember the late Connecticut resident 94
Varian Fry's heroic deeds in Marseille, France from 1940 to 1941, where 95
he rescued more than one thousand five hundred refugees, many of 96
whom were Jewish, from the Nazis. Suitable exercises may be held in 97
the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the 98
observance of the day. 99
(NEW) (135) The Governor shall proclaim the month of November of 100
each year as Veterans' Month, in recognition of the service and sacrifice 101
of individuals who have served in the armed forces to protect the United 102
States and the state of Connecticut. Suitable exercises may be held in the 103
State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the 104
observance of the month. 105
(NEW) (136) The Governor shall proclaim the month of November of 106
each year as Epilepsy Awareness Month, to raise public awareness of 107
the associated presentation and available treatments for epilepsy. 108
Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the 109
Governor designates for the observance of the month. 110
(NEW) (137) The Governor shall proclaim the fifteenth day of the 111
month of Kartik in the Hindu lunar calendar of each year as Diwali, to 112 Substitute Bill No. 1519
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celebrate this festival of lights. Suitable exercises may be held in the State 113
Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of 114
the day. 115
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage 10-29a(a)(118) to (137)
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