This document includes Senate 3rd Reading Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Tue, Feb 13, 2024 at 4:21 PM by lpoole.
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STATE COMMEMORATIVE PERIOD AMENDMENTS

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2024 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Daniel McCay

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House Sponsor: Ryan D. Wilcox

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill amends provisions related to commemorative periods.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     modifies annual commemorations to include a day of remembrance for the Ŝ→ first
12a     responders and ←Ŝ persons
13     killed and injured in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
14     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
15          None
16     Other Special Clauses:
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18     Utah Code Sections Affected:
19     AMENDS:
20          63G-1-401, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 57, 351 and 472
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22     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
23          Section 1. Section 63G-1-401 is amended to read:
24          63G-1-401. Commemorative periods.
25          (1) As used in this section, "commemorative period" means a special observance
26     declared by the governor that annually recognizes and honors a culturally or historically
27     significant day, week, month, or other time period in the state.
28          (2) (a) The governor may declare a commemorative period by issuing a declaration.
29          (b) The governor shall maintain a list of all commemorative periods declared by the
30     governor.
31          (3) (a) The governor's declaration of a commemorative period expires the year
32     immediately following the day on which the governor issues the declaration.
33          (b) Subsection (3)(a) does not prevent the governor from redeclaring a commemorative
34     period before or after the commemorative period expires.
35          (4) Notwithstanding Subsections (2) and (3), the following days shall be
36     commemorated annually:
37          (a) Utah History Day at the Capitol, on the Friday immediately following the fourth
38     Monday in January, to encourage citizens of the state, including students, to participate in
39     activities that recognize Utah's history;
40          (b) Day of Remembrance for Incarceration of Japanese Americans, on February 19, in
41     remembrance of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II;
42          (c) Utah State Flag Day, on March 9;
43          (d) Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day, on March 29;
44          (e) Utah Railroad Workers Day, on May 10;
45          (f) Dandy-Walker Syndrome Awareness Day, on May 11;
46          (g) Armed Forces Day, on the third Saturday in May, in honor of men and women who
47     are serving or have served in the United States Armed Forces around the world in defense of
48     freedom;
49          (h) Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita Awareness Day, on June 30;
50          (i) Navajo Code Talker Day, on August 14;
51          (j) Rachael Runyan/Missing and Exploited Children's Day, on August 26, the
52     anniversary of the day three-year-old Rachael Runyan was kidnaped from a playground in
53     Sunset, Utah, to:
54          (i) encourage individuals to make child safety a priority;
55          (ii) remember the importance of continued efforts to reunite missing children with their
56     families; and
57          (iii) honor Rachael Runyan and all Utah children who have been abducted or exploited;
58          (k) September 11th Day of Remembrance, on September 11, in honor and
59     remembrance of the Ŝ→ first responders and ←Ŝ persons killed and injured in the terrorist attacks
59a     on September 11, 2001;
60          [(k)] (l) Constitution Day, on September 17, to invite all Utah adults and Utah school
61     children to read directly from the United States Constitution and other primary sources, and for
62     students to be taught principles from the United States Constitution that include federalism,
63     checks and balances, separation of powers, popular sovereignty, limited government, and the
64     necessary and proper, commerce, and supremacy clauses;
65          [(l)] (m) POW/MIA Recognition Day, on the third Friday in September;
66          [(m)] (n) Diwali, on the fifteenth day of the Hindu lunisolar month of Kartik, known as
67     Lakshmi puja, or the Hindu festival of lights;
68          [(n)] (o) Victims of Communism Memorial Day, on November 7;
69          [(o)] (p) Indigenous People Day, on the Monday immediately preceding Thanksgiving;
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71          [(p)] (q) Bill of Rights Day, on December 15.
72          (5) The Department of Veterans and Military Affairs shall coordinate activities, special
73     programs, and promotional information to heighten public awareness and involvement relating
74     to Subsections (4)(g) and [(l)] (m).
75          (6) The month of April shall be commemorated annually as Clean Out the Medicine
76     Cabinet Month to:
77          (a) recognize the urgent need to make Utah homes and neighborhoods safe from
78     prescription medication abuse and poisonings by the proper home storage and disposal of
79     prescription and over-the-counter medications; and
80          (b) educate citizens about the permanent medication disposal sites in Utah listed on
81     useonlyasdirected.org that allow disposal throughout the year.
82          (7) The second full week of April shall be commemorated annually as Animal Care
83     and Control Appreciation Week to recognize and increase awareness within the community of
84     the services that animal care and control professionals provide.
85          (8) The first full week of May shall be commemorated annually as State Water Week
86     to recognize the importance of water conservation, quality, and supply in the state.
87          (9) The third full week of June shall be commemorated annually as Workplace Safety
88     Week to heighten public awareness regarding the importance of safety in the workplace.
89          (10) The second Friday and Saturday in August shall be commemorated annually as
90     Utah Fallen Heroes Days to:
91          (a) honor fallen heroes who, during service in the military or public safety, have
92     sacrificed their lives to protect the country and the citizens of the state; and
93          (b) encourage political subdivisions to acknowledge and honor fallen heroes.
94          (11) The third full week in August shall be commemorated annually as Drowsy
95     Driving Awareness Week to:
96          (a) educate the public about the relationship between fatigue and driving performance;
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98          (b) encourage the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Transportation to
99     recognize and promote educational efforts on the dangers of drowsy driving.
100          (12) The month of September shall be commemorated annually as American Founders
101     and Constitution Month to:
102          (a) encourage all civic, fraternal, and religious organizations, and public and private
103     educational institutions, to recognize and observe this occasion through appropriate programs,
104     teaching, meetings, services, or celebrations in which state, county, and local governmental
105     officials are invited to participate; and
106          (b) invite all Utah school children to read directly from the United States Constitution
107     and other primary sources, and to be taught principles from the United States Constitution that
108     include federalism, checks and balances, separation of powers, popular sovereignty, limited
109     government, and the necessary and proper, commerce, and supremacy clauses.
110          (13) The third full week of September shall be commemorated annually as Gang
111     Prevention Awareness Week.
112          (14) The month of October shall be commemorated annually as Italian-American
113     Heritage Month.
114          (15) The month of November shall be commemorated annually as American Indian
115     Heritage Month.
116          (16) The first full week of December shall be commemorated annually as Avalanche
117     Awareness Week to:
118          (a) educate the public about avalanche awareness and safety;
119          (b) encourage collaborative efforts to decrease annual avalanche accidents and
120     fatalities; and
121          (c) honor Utah residents who have lost their lives in avalanches, including those who
122     lost their lives working to prevent avalanches.
123          Section 2. Effective date.
124          This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.