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HB4586 Engrossed |
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LRB096 13212 JAM 27841 b |
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| AN ACT concerning government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended by |
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| adding Section 155 as follows:
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| (5 ILCS 490/155 new) |
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| Sec. 155. Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and |
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| the Transatlantic Slave Trade. March 25 of each year is |
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| designated as the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery |
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| and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, a day for the people of the |
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| State to commemorate and reflect upon the contributions of |
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| African American slaves to Illinois and to the United States, |
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| in concert with the United Nations' International Day of |
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| Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic |
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| Slave Trade.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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