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Senate Bill No. 96–Senators Krasner, Lange, Ohrenschall, Pazina,
Stone; Buck, Cannizzaro, Cruz-Crawford, Daly, Doñate,
Dondero Loop, Ellison, Flores, Neal, Nguyen, Rogich,
Scheible, Steinbeck, Taylor and Titus
Joint Sponsors: Assemblymembers Considine, DeLong, D’Silva,
Edgeworth, Flanagan, Jackson, Karris, Kasama and Nguyen
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AN ACT relating to days of observance; designating January 27 of
each year as “International Holocaust Remembrance Day” in
the State of Nevada; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Under existing law, certain days, weeks and months of observance are
recognized in this State. (NRS 236.018-236.095) This bill designates January 27 of
each year as “International Holocaust Remembrance Day” in the State of Nevada
and requires the Governor to issue annually a proclamation encouraging the
observance of this day.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
WHEREAS, The Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic,
state-sponsored persecution and murder of approximately 6,000,000
Jewish persons and 5,000,000 other persons by the Nazi regime and
its collaborators between 1933 and 1945; and
WHEREAS, Other horrific genocides have occurred throughout
history in places such as Armenia, Cambodia, Darfur, Guatemala
and Rwanda; and
WHEREAS, In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly
designated January 27, which is the anniversary of the liberation of
Auschwitz-Birkenau, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day
to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and to promote
education about the Holocaust throughout the world; and
WHEREAS, A survey released in 2024 by the Governor’s
Advisory Council on Education Relating to the Holocaust revealed a
significant lack of knowledge about the Holocaust and other
genocides among Nevadans, particularly the younger generation;
and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill No. 231 was enacted during the 81st
(2021) Session of the Nevada Legislature to direct efforts to
improve the curricula of courses provided to pupils in Nevada about
the Holocaust and other genocides as well as to increase the
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classroom resources and professional development courses available
to educators on genocide education; and
WHEREAS, The annual observance of International Holocaust
Remembrance Day in Nevada will preserve the memory of the
victims of the Holocaust and other genocides and promote public
knowledge of these atrocities as well as serve as a reminder for
continued vigilance against hatred, persecution and tyranny to
prevent their reoccurrence; now, therefore,
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 236 of NRS is hereby amended by adding
thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. January 27 of each year is designated as “International
Holocaust Remembrance Day” in the State of Nevada.
2. The Governor shall issue annually a proclamation
encouraging the observance of “International Holocaust
Remembrance Day.” The proclamation must, without limitation,
call upon the news media, state and local officers, public schools
and other public and private entities to bring to the attention of the
people in the State of Nevada information about the Holocaust
and other genocides throughout history and the importance of
remembering the victims of the Holocaust and other genocides.
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