96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2696


 
Introduced 2/24/2009, by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













5 ILCS 490/125 new










    Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act.  Designates each April as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
















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HB2696

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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 125 as follows:
 
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    (5 ILCS 490/125  new)
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    Sec. 125. Domestic Violence Awareness Month. April of each 
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year is designated as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, to be 
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observed throughout the State as a month to promote the 
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awareness and prevention of domestic violence.