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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB2900 Introduced 5/18/2021, by Sen. Darren Bailey SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that the 7th day of August of each year is designated as Assyrian Martyrs Day to be observed as a day in recognition of the genocide and persecution of the Assyrian people, and to support the Assyrians of Illinois and commemorate all Assyrian American military veterans who served, and continue to serve, in the United States Armed Forces and the Illinois National Guard.
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| | SB2900 | | LRB102 18351 RJF 26149 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 198 as follows:
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| 6 | | (5 ILCS 490/198 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 198. Assyrian Martyrs Day. The 7th day of August of |
| 8 | | each year is designated as Assyrian Martyrs Day to be observed |
| 9 | | as a day in recognition of the genocide and persecution of the |
| 10 | | Assyrian people, and to support the Assyrians of Illinois and |
| 11 | | commemorate all Assyrian American military veterans who |
| 12 | | served, and continue to serve, in the United States Armed |
| 13 | | Forces and the Illinois National Guard.
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