HB2505enr 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB2505 Enrolled LRB096 09061 JAM 19202 b

AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended by adding Section 125 as follows:

(5 ILCS 490/125 new)

Sec. 125. Ovarian and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The month of September of each year is designated as Ovarian and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month to be observed throughout the State as a month set apart to promote advocacy activities and the study of ovarian and prostate cancer and to honor those whose lives have been impacted by the disease. The Governor may annually issue a proclamation designating September as Ovarian and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and calling upon the citizens of the State to promote awareness of ovarian and prostate cancer.