Public Act 100-0622
 
SB2254 EnrolledLRB100 14946 RJF 29774 b


  
    AN ACT concerning 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 133 as follows:
 
    (5 ILCS 490/133 new)
    Sec. 133. Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) 
Awareness Day. May 17th of each year is designated as Diffuse 
Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Awareness Day. Brain tumors are 
the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in children, and 
DIPG is a highly aggressive brain tumor that affects roughly 
300 children a year in the United States. DIPG Awareness Day is 
to be observed throughout the State as a day to encourage the 
people of Illinois to help increase public awareness of this 
particularly aggressive form of cancer affecting children.