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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE

     

     Introduced By: Senators Felag, Walaska, Pichardo, Lynch, and DiPalma

     Date Introduced: March 05, 2014

     Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 25-2-20 of the General Laws in Chapter 25-2 entitled "Days of

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Special Observance" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     25-2-20. Viet Nam Veterans' Day. -- Vietnam Veterans' Day. -- The fifteenth day of

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May twenty-ninth day of March shall annually be set aside as a day to be known as "Viet Nam

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Vietnam Veterans' Day." The day is to be observed by the people of this state with appropriate

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exercises in public places.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

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RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE

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     This act will change the currently observed date for Vietnam Veteran's Day from May 15

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to March 29 every year.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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