Holidays And Special Dates
Maryland 2011 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Month - German-American Heritage Month [SB-121]
Requiring the Governor to proclaim October each year as German-American Heritage Month; and requiring the proclamation to urge educational and cultural organizations to observe the month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
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Resolution on Earth Hour [HJR-5]
Recognizing the hour from 8:30 p.m to 9:30 p.m. on March 26, 2011, as Earth Hour; urging Marylanders to observe Earth Hour; and urging the Governor to order that the lights in Government House and the State Capitol complex be turned off during Earth Hour.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Flag Display on State House Grounds - Honor and Remember and POW/MIA Flags [HB-96]
Requiring that the Honor and Remember flag be flown on the State House grounds on specified days each year; adding Armed Forces Day and Independence Day to the days on which the POW/MIA flag is to be flown on the State House grounds; requiring the State House Trust to determine the site on the State House grounds where the Honor and Remember flag will be flown; etc.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Days - Thurgood Marshall Day [HB-939]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim July 2 as Thurgood Marshall Day; and requiring the proclamation to urge educational and cultural organizations to observe Thurgood Marshall Day properly.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
State Government - Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month [HB-80]
Requiring the Governor to proclaim the month of September each year as "Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month".
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Baltimore City - City-Poly Annual High School Football Game - Thanksgiving Day [HB-669]
Requiring the State Board of Education to allow the scheduling of the annual football game between Baltimore City College and Baltimore Polytechnic Institute on Thanksgiving Day on request of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners; and authorizing the State Board to adopt regulations.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Days - Korean American Day [HB-439]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim January 13 as Korean American Day.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Education - Tween/Teen Dating Violence (Kristin Marie Mitchell Law) [HB-386]
Requiring the State Board of Education to adopt in the public schools a program to educate students about dating violence on or before a specified date; requiring the program to include education on services provided to victims of dating violence; altering the definition of "victim of domestic violence" for specified provisions of law; requiring the Governor to proclaim the first week in February each year "Tween/Teen Dating Violence Education and Awareness Week"; etc.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Day - Young Heroes Day [HB-282]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim the first Monday of October to be Young Heroes Day, in recognition of positive contributions that minors have made to society.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Days - Earth Hour [HB-223]
Requiring the Governor annually to issue an order, in observance of Earth Hour, that the lights of Government House and the State House be turned off on the last Saturday of March at 8:30 p.m. and remain off for 1 hour.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Education - Public School Holidays - American Indian Heritage Day [HB-186]
Designating American Indian Heritage Day as a public school holiday.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Days - Maryland Women's History Day [HB-157]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim March 8 as Maryland Women's History Day.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Days - Ronald Reagan Day [HB-146]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim February 6 as Ronald Reagan Day; and requiring the proclamation to urge the citizens of the State of Maryland to observe Ronald Reagan Day in a proper manner.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Month - German-American Heritage Month [HB-142]
Requiring the Governor to proclaim October each year as German-American Heritage Month; and requiring the proclamation to urge educational and cultural organizations to observe the month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Commission on African American History and Culture - Members and Duties [HB-1253]
Increasing to 21 the number of members of the Commission on African American History and Culture; repealing the requirement that the Commission survey historic buildings, sites, artifacts, archives, and repositories, and publish and disseminate the results; repealing the requirement that the Commission plan, coordinate, and implement the State's annual official observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday; altering the requirement that the Commission receive and administer specified money for specified purposes; etc.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Earth Hour [SJR-6]
Recognizing the hour from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. annually on the last Saturday in March as Earth Hour; urging Marylanders to observe Earth Hour; and urging the Governor to order that the lights in the Government House and the State Capitol complex be turned off during Earth Hour.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Maryland American Legion Day [SJR-3]
Supporting the goals and ideals of American Legion Day and calling on the people of Maryland to observe American Legion Day with appropriate programs and activities.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Education - Tween/Teen Dating Violence (Kristin Marie Mitchell Law) [SB-984]
Requiring the State Board of Education to adopt in the public schools a specified program on dating violence on or before a specified date; altering the definition of "victim of domestic violence"; requiring the Governor to proclaim the first week in February each year "Tween/Teen Dating Violence Education and Awareness Week"; etc.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
State Government - Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month [SB-964]
Requiring the Governor to proclaim annually the month of September to be "Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month".
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Days - Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services [SB-715]
Requiring the Governor to proclaim the first Sunday in June each year as the day to honor fire, rescue, and emergency services workers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the performance of their duties; requiring the Governor to order the State flag to be flown at half-staff on a specified day each year; and requiring, on the first Sunday in June each year, specified memorial plaques to be placed by the Maryland Fire-Rescue Services Memorial Foundation, Inc., on the Maryland Fire-Rescue Services Memorial in the City of Annapolis.