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1     AN ACT concerning aging.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended by
5 adding Section 31 as follows:
 
6     (5 ILCS 490/31 new)
7     Sec. 31. Alzheimer's Awareness Month. The month of November
8 of each year is designated as Alzheimer's Awareness Month to be
9 observed throughout the State as a month set apart to promote
10 advocacy activities and the study of Alzheimer's Disease and to
11 honor those whose lives have been impacted by Alzheimer's. The
12 Governor may annually issue a proclamation designating
13 November as Alzheimer's Awareness Month and calling upon the
14 citizens of the State to promote awareness of Alzheimer's
15 Disease.