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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 1C.12 BILL OF RIGHTS DAY.
1 2 The governor of this state is hereby authorized and
1 3 requested to issue annually a proclamation designating the
1 4 fifteenth day of December as "Bill of Rights Day" and to
1 5 encourage all governmental bodies in the state to observe the
1 6 day in a manner that emphasizes the meaning and importance of
1 7 the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United
1 8 States, and encourage a formal recitation of the Bill of
1 9 Rights in its entirety in all public schools, government
1 10 meetings, and courtrooms on or about that date.
1 11 EXPLANATION
1 12 This bill authorizes and requests the governor to issue
1 13 annually a proclamation designating December 15, the month and
1 14 day of ratification in 1791 of the first 10 amendments to the
1 15 Constitution of the United States, as "Bill of Rights Day".
1 16 The proclamation is also intended to encourage all
1 17 governmental bodies in the state to observe the day in a
1 18 manner that emphasizes the meaning and importance of the Bill
1 19 of Rights, and to encourage a formal recitation of the Bill of
1 20 Rights in its entirety in all public schools, government
1 21 meetings, and courtrooms on or about that date.
1 22 LSB 2047HH 79
1 23 kh/cls/14
Text: HF00140 Text: HF00142 Text: HF00100 - HF00199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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