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HB1312 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning government. | ||||||
| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly: | ||||||
| 4 | Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Section 105 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (5 ILCS 490/105) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 105. POW/MIA Recognition Day. The Governor shall | ||||||
| 8 | annually designate by official proclamation the third Friday | ||||||
| 9 | of September in each year is designated as POW/MIA Recognition | ||||||
| 10 | Day to be observed throughout the State as a day in honor and | ||||||
| 11 | remembrance of the men and women of this State who, as POWs, | ||||||
| 12 | have suffered captivity in foreign countries while in active | ||||||
| 13 | service with the United States armed forces or who, as MIAs, | ||||||
| 14 | have been recognized as missing in action were recognized as | ||||||
| 15 | POWs or MIAs while serving with the armed forces of the United | ||||||
| 16 | States in a time of war or during a period of hostilities. The | ||||||
| 17 | Governor shall request, in the Governor's annual designation | ||||||
| 18 | by official proclamation, that some portion of the third | ||||||
| 19 | Friday of September be used for solemn contemplation on the | ||||||
| 20 | plight of members of the United States armed forces who have | ||||||
| 21 | been held prisoners of war and members of the United States | ||||||
| 22 | armed forces who have been missing in action and the resolve of | ||||||
| 23 | families and friends who continue to seek the fullest possible | ||||||
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| 1 | accounting for missing loved ones. | ||||||
| 2 | (Source: P.A. 90-752, eff. 8-14-98.) | ||||||
| 3 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 4 | becoming law. | ||||||