94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0020


 
Introduced 12/3/2004, by Rep. Suzanne Bassi
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













5 ILCS 490/83 new











    Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act.  Designates the month of November of each year as Alzheimer's Awareness Month.
















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    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 83 as follows:
 
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    (5 ILCS 490/83 new)

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    Sec. 83. Alzheimer's Awareness Month. The month of November 
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of each year is designated as Alzheimer's Awareness Month to be 
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observed throughout the State as a month set apart to promote 
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advocacy activities and the study of Alzheimer's Disease and to 
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honor those whose lives have been impacted by Alzheimer's. The 
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Governor may annually issue a proclamation designating 
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November as Alzheimer's Awareness Month and calling upon the 
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citizens of the State to promote awareness of Alzheimer's 
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Disease.