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Public Act 096-0930
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| HB4586 Enrolled |
LRB096 13212 JAM 27841 b |
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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 |
adding Section 155 as follows:
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(5 ILCS 490/155 new) |
Sec. 155. Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and |
the Transatlantic Slave Trade. March 25 of each year is |
designated as the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery |
and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, a day for the people of the |
State to commemorate and reflect upon the contributions of |
African American slaves to Illinois and to the United States, |
in concert with the United Nations' International Day of |
Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic |
Slave Trade.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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