Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 346 By the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; and Senators Ingoglia and Yarborough 583-01979-24 2024346c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to special observances; amending s. 3 683.1475, F.S.; designating each November as Veterans 4 Appreciation Month; authorizing the Governor to issue 5 a proclamation with specified information; providing 6 an effective date. 7 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 10 Section 1.Section 683.1475, Florida Statutes, is amended 11 to read: 12 683.1475Veterans Appreciation Month Week. 13 (1)The month of November of each year is designated as 14 Veterans Appreciation Month. week beginning with the Sunday 15 preceding November 11 of each year is designated as Veterans 16 Week. If November 11 falls on a Sunday, Veterans Week begins 17 on that day. 18 (2)The Governor may annually issue a proclamation annually 19 designating the month week of November 11 as Veterans 20 Appreciation Month Week and encouraging counties, 21 municipalities, public schools, and residents of this state to 22 observe the occasion by creating special programs and events to 23 show appreciation for the veterans who have served calling upon 24 public officials, schools, private organizations, and all 25 residents of the state to commemorate Veterans Week and honor 26 the men and women who answered the call during times of war and 27 peace to protect and preserve the treasured freedom of all 28 citizens of the United States. 29 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.