2019 -- S 1013

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE

     

     Introduced By: Senators Felag, Crowley, Sheehan, Coyne, and Seveney

     Date Introduced: June 25, 2019

     Referred To: Placed on Senate Calendar

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 25-2-46 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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     25-2-46. Gold Star Parents Day. Gold Star Family Day.

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     The third Sunday in October in each and every year shall be set aside as a day to be

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known as "Rhode Island Gold Star Parents Family Day." This nation and state owe an enormous

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debt to those grieving parents who have lost children in war. The day is to be observed by the

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people of this state with appropriate exercises in public places, and shall cause a display of the

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state and American flags to be flown at half-staff over the Rhode Island State House to

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commemorate this day of remembrance to honor their memory.

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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 change the name of Gold Star Parents Day to Gold Star Family Day.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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