Senate File 2051

                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  WARNSTADT, DOTZLER,
                                           SEYMOUR, and BLACK


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                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the designation of a First Americans Day.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  1C.15  FIRST AMERICANS DAY.
  1  2    The governor of this state is hereby authorized and
  1  3 requested to issue annually a proclamation designating the
  1  4 Friday before the second Monday in October as First Americans
  1  5 Day and calling upon the people and officials of Iowa to
  1  6 commemorate and honor all indigenous and immigrating peoples
  1  7 of this nation who shaped this nation's history and culture
  1  8 and who continue to shape this nation's future.
  1  9                           EXPLANATION
  1 10    This bill authorizes and requests the governor to issue
  1 11 annually a proclamation designating the Friday before the
  1 12 second Monday in October as First Americans Day.  The
  1 13 proclamation is intended to encourage the people and officials
  1 14 of Iowa to observe the day in a manner that commemorates and
  1 15 honors all indigenous people and immigrants to our nation who
  1 16 are all Americans of one nation and who continue to shape the
  1 17 culture and future of America.
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