PRINTER'S NO. 1935
No. 1591 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY BISHOP, CAPPABIANCA, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BEBKO-
JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BLAUM, BUNT,
L. I. COHEN, M. COHEN, CORRIGAN, COY, CURRY, DeWEESE, EVANS,
FAIRCHILD, FARGO, FRANKEL, GEORGE, GRUCELA, HASAY, JAMES,
LAUGHLIN, LEH, LESCOVITZ, MANDERINO, MANN, McCALL,
McILHATTAN, MELIO, MUNDY, PETRARCA, PETRONE, RIEGER, ROBERTS,
ROBINSON, SCHRODER, SEYFERT, STABACK, STURLA, SURRA,
TANGRETTI, TIGUE, WASHINGTON, WILLIAMS, WOJNAROSKI,
YOUNGBLOOD, J. TAYLOR AND ROONEY, JUNE 8, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 8, 1999
AN ACT
1 Designating the first Monday after February 4 of each year as
2 Rosa Parks Remembrance Day.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Designation.
6 Annually the first Monday following February 4th, the
7 birthday of Rosa Parks, is designated as Rosa Parks Remembrance
8 Day, a day to remember the courage of the "Mother of the Civil
9 Rights Movement" and her contribution to the history and culture
10 of this nation.
11 Section 2. Citizens.
12 All citizens of this Commonwealth, in particular, those
13 responsible for and attending our schools, are urged to
14 commemorate Mrs. Parks' courageous refusal to comply with a bus
1 driver's humiliating order to give up her seat, and reflect on
2 the importance of everyone's civil rights.
3 Section 3. Effective date.
4 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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