State Government Administration Committee
Filed: 2/24/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4586




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4586 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 155 as follows:
 
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    (5 ILCS 490/155 new)
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    Sec. 155. Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and 
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the Transatlantic Slave Trade.  March 25 of each year is 
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designated as the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery 
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and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, a day for the people of the 
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State to commemorate and reflect upon the contributions of 
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African American slaves to Illinois and to the United States, 
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in concert with the United Nations' International Day of 
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Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic 
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Slave Trade.
 

 


 






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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".