Senate File 62 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY WARNSTADT, BLACK, DOTZLER, and SEYMOUR Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved 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: 3 TLSB 1139XS 81 4 kk/gg/14 PAG LIN 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 people of this nation who 1 7 shaped this nation's history and culture and who continue to 1 8 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 to our nation who have shaped and 1 16 who continue to shape the culture and future of America. 1 17 LSB 1139XS 81 1 18 kk:rj/gg/14.1