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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended by
5adding Section 175 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 490/175 new)
7    Sec. 175. Mother Mary Ann Bickerdyke Day. The second
8Wednesday in May of each year is designated as Mother Mary Ann
9Bickerdyke Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day
10set apart to honor Mother Mary Ann Bickerdyke of Galesburg,
11military nurses, and the contribution of nurses to the State of
12Illinois and the United States of America.
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.