S.B. 67 Enrolled

DESIGNATION OF AMERICAN INDIAN
HERITAGE MONTH AND AN INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE DAY
2004 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Beverly Ann Evans

LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies state affairs in general to address commemorative days and months.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
. designates the Monday preceding Thanksgiving as Indigenous People Day;
. designates November as American Indian Heritage Month; and
. makes technical changes.
Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63-13-5.6, as enacted by Chapter 174, Laws of Utah 2001

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 63-13-5.6 is amended to read:
63-13-5.6. Commemorative days -- Commemorative months.
(1) The following days shall be commemorated yearly on the designated calendar date:
[(1)] (a) Bill of Rights Day, December 15; [and]
[(2)] (b) Constitution Day, September 17[.]; and

(c) Indigenous People Day, the Monday immediately preceding Thanksgiving.
(2) The month of November shall be commemorated yearly as American Indian Heritage
Month.

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