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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE - DAYS OF | |
SPECIAL OBSERVANCE | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Vella-Wilkinson, Lombardi, Almeida, Kazarian, and | |
Date Introduced: May 12, 2017 | |
Referred To: House Veterans` Affairs | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 25-2-20 of the General Laws in Chapter 25-2 entitled "Days of |
2 | Special Observance" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 25-2-20. Viet Nam Veterans' Day. |
4 | The fifteenth twenty-ninth day of May March shall annually be set aside as a day to be |
5 | known as "Viet Nam Veterans' Day." The day is to be observed by the people of this state with |
6 | appropriate exercises in public places. |
7 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE - DAYS OF | |
SPECIAL OBSERVANCE | |
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1 | This act would change the recognition of Viet Nam Veterans' Day from May 15 to March |
2 | 29 in order to correspond to the federal observance of this day. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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