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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2615 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3403 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Edward R. Philips |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act establishing a holiday known as "John F. Kennedy Day" to promote civic engagement |
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| 13 | 13 | | and voter participation in the Commonwealth. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Edward R. Philips8th Norfolk1/16/2025James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex2/13/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2615 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3403 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3403) of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Edward R. Philips and James C. Arena-DeRosa for legislation to establish a John F. Kennedy |
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| 21 | 21 | | day holiday commission. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
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| 22 | 22 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 23 | 23 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 3099 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | An Act establishing a holiday known as "John F. Kennedy Day" to promote civic engagement |
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| 30 | 30 | | and voter participation in the Commonwealth. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 32 | 32 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “October,”, in line 100, the |
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| 35 | 35 | | 3following words:- John F. Kennedy Day. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4 SECTION 2. Section 15L of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby |
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| 37 | 37 | | 5amended by inserting after the word “November”, in line 2, the following words:- in all odd- |
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| 38 | 38 | | 6numbered years and the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in all even-numbered |
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| 39 | 39 | | 7years. |
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| 40 | 40 | | 8 SECTION 3. Said chapter 6 is hereby further amended by adding the following section:- 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 9 Section 220. There shall be a commission on the celebration of John F. Kennedy Day. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 10The commission shall consist of: 2 persons to be appointed by the governor; 2 persons to be |
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| 43 | 43 | | 11appointed by the state secretary, 1 of whom shall be designated to serve as chair; 1 person to be |
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| 44 | 44 | | 12appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; 1 person to be appointed by the |
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| 45 | 45 | | 13minority leader of the house of representatives; 1 person to be appointed by the president of the |
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| 46 | 46 | | 14senate; 1 person to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 1 person to be appointed by |
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| 47 | 47 | | 15the executive director of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation; 1 person to be appointed by |
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| 48 | 48 | | 16the president of the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum Foundation, Inc.; and 1 person to be |
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| 49 | 49 | | 17appointed by the president of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. |
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| 50 | 50 | | 18 The commission shall recommend activities that promote civic engagement and voter |
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| 51 | 51 | | 19participation including, but not limited to: (i) establishing a Kindergarten to grade 12, inclusive, |
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| 52 | 52 | | 20education curriculum; (ii) hosting special events; (iii) marketing, which shall include the |
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| 53 | 53 | | 21publication and distribution of materials and online content; (iv) voter engagement activities; (v) |
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| 54 | 54 | | 22voter registration drives; and (vi) voter access. The commission shall meet not less than |
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| 55 | 55 | | 23semiannually. The commission shall issue an annual report to the clerks of the senate and house |
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| 56 | 56 | | 24of representatives not later than December 31. |
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