HB3721 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB3721

Introduced 2/24/2005, by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

5 ILCS 490/82 new

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates the month of September of each year as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended by adding Section 82 as follows:

(5 ILCS 490/82 new)

Sec. 82. Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. The month of September of each year is designated as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month to be observed throughout the State as a month set apart to promote advocacy activities and the study of ovarian cancer and to honor those whose lives have been impacted by the disease. The Governor may annually issue a proclamation designating September as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and calling upon the citizens of the State to promote awareness of ovarian cancer.