| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to state government; establishing an annual observance for Philando Castile |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 Restoration and Unity Days; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 chapter 10. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. [10.5505] PHILANDO CASTILE RESTORATION AND UNITY DAYS. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 (a) July 6 and 7 each year are designated as Philando Castile Restoration and Unity Days |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8for the purpose of honoring the life and legacy of Philando Castile, a beloved member of |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9our community who worked as a nutrition service supervisor in Saint Paul Public Schools, |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10who will be remembered for buying lunches out of his own pocket for students who couldn't |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11afford them and who was tragically killed by police during a traffic stop on July 6, 2016, |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (b) July 6 of each year is designated Philando Castile Restoration Day. Restoration Day |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14is a day to remember how important it is that each of us cross traditional borders between |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15communities, a day to meet someone and get to know someone different than us, a day to |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16listen to someone's story that is different from our own, a day to take steps of humility and |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17forgiveness in efforts to restore connectedness, and a day to build a broader and stronger |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18community. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (c) July 7 of each year is designated Philando Castile Unity Day for the purpose of |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20coming together to express unity as we honor the life and legacy of Philando Castile and |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21all others lost to police violence. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22 (d) Each year the governor shall issue proclamations honoring these two observances. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 24 | 24 | | REVISOR SGS/EN 25-0202401/21/25 |
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| 25 | 25 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 26 | 26 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 27 | 27 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 28 | 28 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 29 | 29 | | H. F. No. 1565 |
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| 30 | 30 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION 2.1 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 32 | 32 | | REVISOR SGS/EN 25-0202401/21/25 |
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