HF 277 (LSB 2196HH (3) 85)

HOUSE FILE 277

BY  GAINES and ABDUL-SAMAD

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the designation of Kwanzaa week.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  1C.17  Kwanzaa week.
   The governor of this state is hereby authorized and requested to issue annually a proclamation designating the period from December 26 through January 1 as Kwanzaa week and to encourage all governmental entities, civic organizations, schools, and institutions of higher education in the state to observe the week in a manner that emphasizes the meaning and importance of African heritage in African American culture.
EXPLANATION
   This bill authorizes and requests the governor to annually, by proclamation, designate the period from December 26 through January 1 as Kwanzaa week. This designation does not make the week a state holiday.