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1C.14 JUNETEENTH NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY.
The governor of this state is hereby authorized and requested to
issue annually a proclamation designating the third Saturday in June
as Juneteenth National Freedom Day and to encourage all governmental
entities, civic organizations, schools, and institutions of higher
education in the state to observe the day in a manner that emphasizes
the meaning and importance of the emancipation proclamation that
ended slavery in the United States and to recognize and celebrate the
importance of this day to every person who cherishes liberty and
equality for all people. Section History: Recent Form
2002 Acts, ch 1105, §1
