Public Act 1238 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB5463 Enrolled LRB096 19921 JAM 35385 b

Public Act 096-1238

AN ACT concerning 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 155 as follows:

(5 ILCS 490/155 new)

Sec. 155. Emancipation Proclamation Week. The first full week of January of each year is designated as Emancipation Proclamation Week, to be observed throughout the State as a week for holding appropriate educational and celebratory events and observances in the public schools and elsewhere to honor and remember the work of Abraham Lincoln and others in emancipating Americans from slavery and in leading to the end of slavery in America.

Effective Date: 1/1/2011