| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 47 3231 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Bill 146 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Taylor of the 92 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Jackson of the 165 |
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| 9 | 9 | | , McClain |
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| 10 | 10 | | of the 109 |
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| 12 | 12 | | , Glaize of the 67 |
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| 14 | 14 | | , and others |
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| 15 | 15 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 16 | 16 | | AN ACT |
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| 17 | 17 | | To amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to |
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| 19 | 19 | | holidays and observances, so as to designate the month of April each year as "Black2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Women's History Month" in Georgia; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | ceremonies and programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | other purposes.5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6 |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1.7 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and8 |
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| 26 | 26 | | observances, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:9 |
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| 27 | 27 | | "1-4-27. |
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| 29 | 29 | | (a) The General Assembly hereby finds and determines that:11 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (1) The State of Georgia takes great pride in celebrating Black Women's History Month,12 |
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| 31 | 31 | | a celebration that is designed to recognize and applaud the achievements of African13 |
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| 32 | 32 | | American women;14 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (2) Generations of Black women throughout American history have used their15 |
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| 34 | 34 | | intelligence, imagination, sense of wonder, and tenacity to make extraordinary16 |
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| 35 | 35 | | H. B. 146 |
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| 37 | 37 | | contributions to not only the State of Georgia, but also to the everyday means of how17 |
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| 38 | 38 | | Georgians live;18 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (3) The State of Georgia is home to many women of talent who represent a remarkable19 |
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| 40 | 40 | | range of accomplishments in a wide diversity of specialties, including the arts, literature,20 |
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| 41 | 41 | | film, and television; science and technology; news media; jurisprudence and government;21 |
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| 42 | 42 | | and education;22 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (4) These women's lives and works span the centuries of American history and come23 |
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| 44 | 44 | | from a variety of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds;24 |
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| 45 | 45 | | (5) The State of Georgia is proud to honor all women seeking to advance in all of the25 |
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| 46 | 46 | | important areas of life's work; and26 |
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| 47 | 47 | | (6) There is a need for public education, awareness, and discourse to address the impacts27 |
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| 48 | 48 | | Black women have had and continue to have on the State of Georgia and all its people.28 |
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| 49 | 49 | | (b) The month of April each year is designated as 'Black Women's History Month' in29 |
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| 50 | 50 | | Georgia.30 |
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| 51 | 51 | | (c) Officials and departments of state, county, and municipal governments, boards of31 |
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| 52 | 52 | | education, elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, businesses, and all32 |
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| 53 | 53 | | citizens are encouraged to participate in appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities33 |
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| 54 | 54 | | that commemorate and honor the contributions of Black women throughout each April34 |
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| 55 | 55 | | during Black Women's History Month."35 |
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| 56 | 56 | | SECTION 2.36 |
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| 57 | 57 | | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.37 |
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| 58 | 58 | | H. B. 146 |
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