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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 Lynch, Pichardo, Gallo, Kettle, and Doyle

     Date Introduced: May 01, 2014

     Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 25-2 of the General Laws entitled "Days of Special Observance" is

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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     25-2-46.1. Rhode Island Blue Star Parents Day. -- The first Sunday after Mother's Day

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annually shall be set apart as a day to be known as "Rhode Island Blue Star Parents Day." This

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day may be observed by the people of this state with appropriate exercise in public places that

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celebrate the many contributions Blue Star Parents have and continue to make in our state.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE

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     This act would establish and declare the First Sunday after Mother's Day of each year as

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"Blue Star Parents Day" in Rhode Island.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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