HB5003 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5003

Introduced 2/7/2012, by Rep. Tom Cross

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

5 ILCS 490/170 new

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates November 14 of each year as Diabetes Awareness Day. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State 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 170 as follows:

(5 ILCS 490/170 new)

Sec. 170. Diabetes Awareness Day. November 14th of each year is designated as Diabetes Awareness Day to be observed throughout the State as a day for the people of Illinois to support efforts to decrease the prevalence of diabetes, develop better treatments, and work toward an eventual cure for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes through increased research, treatment, and prevention.

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