| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to special observances; amending s. 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | 683.1475, F.S.; designating each November as "Veterans 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Appreciation Month"; removing provisions relating to 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Veterans Week; authorizing the Governor to issue a 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | proclamation with specified information; providing an 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | effective date. 7 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Section 1. Section 683.1475, Florida Statutes, is amended 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | to read: 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 683.1475 Veterans Appreciation Month Week.— 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (1) The month of week beginning with the Sunday preceding 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | November 11 of each year is designated as "Veterans Appreciation 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Month Week." If November 11 falls on a Sunday, "Veterans Week" 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | begins on that day. 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (2) The Governor may annually issue a proclamation 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | annually designating the month week of November 11 as Veterans 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Appreciation Month Week and encouraging counties, 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | municipalities, public schools, and residents of this state to 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | observe the occasion by creat ing special programs and events to 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | show appreciation for the veterans who have served calling upon 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | public officials, schools, private organizations, and all 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | residents of the state to commemorate Veterans Week and honor 25 |
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