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HB2505 Engrossed |
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LRB096 09061 JAM 19202 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State 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 125 as follows:
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| (5 ILCS 490/125 new) |
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| Sec. 125. Ovarian and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The |
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| month of September of each year is designated as Ovarian and |
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| Prostate Cancer Awareness Month to be observed throughout the |
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| State as a month set apart to promote advocacy activities and |
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| the study of ovarian and prostate cancer and to honor those |
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| whose lives have been impacted by the disease. The Governor may |
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| annually issue a proclamation designating September as Ovarian |
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| and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and calling upon the |
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| citizens of the State to promote awareness of ovarian and |
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| prostate cancer.
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