HB 1268 Removes Lincoln's and Truman's birthdays as state holidays and establishes certain times of the year as days, weeks, or months of special recognition for various subjects

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SS#2/HB 1268 - This act establishes the recognized days/weeks/months of: Organ Donor Awareness Day, Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Awareness Day, Walk & Bike to School Month, Walk & Bike to School Day, Missouri Bicycle Month, Bike to Work Day, Bike to Work Week, Girl Scout Day, World AIDS Day, Sickle Cell Awareness Week, Respiratory Syncytial Virus Week and Epilepsy Awareness Day.

The act also removes February 12th (Lincoln's birthday) and May 8th (Truman's birthday) as public holidays in the State of Missouri.

The act contains an emergency clause for the changes regarding Lincoln's birthday and Truman's birthday.

JIM ERTLE


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