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2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15cccccc - Ice Bucket Challenge Week

Section 15CCCCCC. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the first week in August as Ice Bucket Challenge Week to honor the contributions of Pete Frates and all persons that participate in raising funds and awareness to battle the disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, and recommending that the week be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15d - Massachusetts Art Week

Section 15D. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the last week of May as Massachusetts Art Week, and recommending that it be observed by the display of works of art and appropriate exhibitions and ceremonies in museums, public and private schools, libraries and elsewhere, in recognition of the great cultural tradition of the commonwealth.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15dd - Independence Day

Section 15DD. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for a proper observance of July fourth as Independence Day, in commemoration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress of 1776 and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15ddd - Silver&ndash;haired Legislature Days

Section 15DDD. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the third Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in November, as Silver–Haired Legislature Days, and recommending that said days be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15dddd - Lucy Stone Day

Section 15DDDD. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart March 8 as Lucy Stone Day and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15ddddd - Leopoldville Disaster Remembrance Day

Section 15DDDDD. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart December 24 as Leopoldville Disaster Remembrance Day, in recognition of the victims and survivors of the S.S. Leopoldville disaster of December 24, 1944, and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15dddddd - Seatbelt Awareness Month

Section 15DDDDDD. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of May as Seatbelt Awareness Month to increase awareness of the importance of seatbelt safety and shall recommend that the month be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15e - Susan B. Anthony Day

Section 15E. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting aside the twenty-sixth day of August as Susan B. Anthony Day, recommending its observance by the public in honoring the woman who was the organizer, lecturer, campaigner and ardent advocate in the fight for American woman suffrage, and whose unfailing efforts culminated in the prohibition of the denial of the right to vote on account of sex.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15ee - Endangered Species Day

Section 15EE. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second Saturday in September as ''Endangered Species Day'' and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15eee - Rabies Prevention Week

Section 15EEE. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second week of June as Rabies Prevention Week and recommending that said week be observed by the people in an appropriate manner.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15eeee - Italian&ndash;american Heritage Month

Section 15EEEE. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of October as Italian–American Heritage Month, in recognition of the significant contributions Italian–Americans have made to the commonwealth and to the United States and recommending that said month be observed in an appropriate manner by the people. After consultation with Italian–American groups, the governor may include in the proclamation such contributions as he shall see fit.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15eeeee - Thrombosis Awareness Month

Section 15EEEEE. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of November as Thrombosis Awareness Month and recommending that said month be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15eeeeee - Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month

Section 15EEEEEE. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of May as Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month to increase public awareness and understanding of cystic fibrosis as a progressive, genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and limits a person's ability to breathe over time. The proclamation shall recommend that the month of May be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15ff - Pro&ndash;life Month

Section 15FF. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of October as ''Pro–Life Month'' and recommending that it be observed by the people as a period of special attention to the importance of every stage of human life.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15fff - Official State Crier and Greeter of the Commonwealth

Section 15FFF. The governor shall appoint a person to be titled as the Official State Crier and Greeter of the Commonwealth. Said crier and greeter shall be subject to the jurisdiction and control of the division of tourism. The director of said division shall establish the official duties of said crier and greeter, and said position shall be coterminous with the governor. Said crier and greeter, subject to the approval of the director and to such funds as may be so appropriated, may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses as previously determined and realized in the conduct of his official duties.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15ffff - Irish&ndash;american Heritage Month

Section 15FFFF. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of March as Irish–American Heritage Month, in recognition of the significant contributions Irish–Americans have made to the commonwealth and to the United States. The governor may include such contributions as he shall see fit in such proclamation, after consultation with Irish–American groups, and shall recommend that said month be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15fffff - Phenylketonuria Awareness Day

Section 15FFFFF. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart May 24 as Phenylketonuria Awareness Day, in recognition of the lifelong struggles of people diagnosed with phenylketonuria, and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15ffffff - Asian American Pacific Islander Month

Section 15FFFFFF. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of May as Asian American Pacific Islander Month, in recognition of the significant contributions Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have made to the commonwealth and to the United States, and recommending that the month be observed in an appropriate manner by the people. After consultation with Asian American and Pacific Islander groups, the governor may recognize in the proclamation such contributions as the governor shall see fit.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15g - Youth Honor Day

Section 15G. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the thirty-first day of October as Youth Honor Day and recommending that it be observed by the people with appropriate exercises and activities in the schools and elsewhere in recognition of the honorable and outstanding achievements of youthful citizens, and as a reminder to these young citizens that they prepare for their responsibilities and obligations as the future leaders of the state and the nation.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15gg - Employ the Older Worker Week

Section 15GG. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the third week in March as Employ the Older Worker Week and recommending that said week be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15ggg - Alzheimer's Awareness Week

Section 15GGG. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the week following the Sunday following the first Monday of September as Alzheimer's Awareness Week and recommending that said week be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15gggg - Portuguese&ndash;american Heritage Month

Section 15GGGG. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of June as Portuguese–American Month, in recognition of the significant contributions Portuguese–Americans have made to the commonwealth and to the United States. The governor may include such contributions as he shall see fit in such proclamation, after consultation with Portuguese–American groups, and shall recommend that said month be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15ggggg - Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week

Section 15GGGGG. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the third full week in September as Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week, in recognition of the number of residents of the commonwealth affected by mitochondrial diseases, and the need for increased public awareness, research and support for victims and their families, and recommending that the week be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15gggggg - Massachusetts Maple Month

[Text of section added by 2018, 40. See also, Section 15GGGGGG added by 2018, 98, below.]
Section 15GGGGGG. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of March as Massachusetts Maple Month in recognition of the vital role maple sugaring plays in the agriculture industry, as well as the culture, heritage and economy of the commonwealth. The proclamation shall commend the maple syrup producers that create a natural native sweetener and a versatile ingredient that adds unique flavor enhancing qualities to many dishes and shall recommend that the month be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Chapter 6: Section 15GGGGGG. Massachusetts Women's Defense Corps Remembrance Day
[Text of section added by 2018, 98. See also, Section 15GGGGGG added by 2018, 40, above.]
Section 15GGGGGG. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart April 2 as the Massachusetts Women's Defense Corps Remembrance Day, in recognition of the generous contributions of the approximately 18,000 women who volunteered to train as air raid wardens, drivers, communications personnel, canteen workers, medics, chemical detections personnel and emergency fire fighters, and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15h - Boy Scout Week

Section 15H. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for the proper observance of Boy Scout Week as a period for special attention to the Boy Scout movement, its ideals and its accomplishments.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15hh - John Carver Day

Section 15HH. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the fourth Sunday in June as John Carver Day in memory of John Carver, the first Governor of the Plymouth Colony and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15hhh - Employee Involvement and Employee Ownership Week

Section 15HHH. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the first week in October as Employee Involvement and Employee Ownership Week and recommending that said week be observed by the people in an appropriate manner.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15hhhh - Time Period for Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness

Section 15HHHH. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the period from November 20th to December 20th, inclusive, as a time for survivors of homicide victims awareness and recommending that the time period be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15hhhhh - Philanthropy Day

Section 15HHHHH. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart November 15 as Philanthropy Day and recommending that those public and private organizations and individuals strongly influencing and promoting philanthropic activities within the commonwealth be recognized and that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15hhhhhh - Gold Star Wives Day

Section 15HHHHHH. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the fifth day of April as Gold Star Wives Day and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people, including prominent display of the Gold Star Flag on the property of the State House.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15i - Liberty Tree Day

Section 15I. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart August fourteenth as Liberty Tree day commemorating the first public shade tree planting in the new world in the year sixteen hundred and forty-six, one of the trees so planted being known from the year seventeen hundred and sixty-five until its removal by British soldiers ten years later as the Liberty Tree, a Symbol of Freedom.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15ii - Armenian Martyrs' Day

Section 15II. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the twenty-fourth day of April as Armenian Martyrs' Day, and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15iii - Independent Living Center Day

Section 15III. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the first Sunday of October as Independent Living Center Day and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15iiii - Public Health Month

Section 15IIII. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of April as Public Health Month, in recognition for the achieved and future successes in identifying and addressing patterns of disease, illness and injury and for the health benefits achieved by the approach to public health by ensuring healthy living and working environments, and recommending that said month be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15iiiii - Jack Kerouac Day

Section 15IIIII. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart March 12 as Jack Kerouac Day, in recognition of Jack Kerouac's contributions to American literature and the genre of spontaneous prose, for his contributions to his Franco–American heritage and for his love of his hometown of Lowell, and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15iiiiii - Gold Star Mothers and Families Day

Section 15IIIIII. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the last Sunday in September as Gold Star Mothers and Families Day and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people, including prominent display of the Gold Star Flag on the property of the State House.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15j - Italian American War Veterans of the United States, inc., Day

Section 15J. The governor shall annually set apart March twenty-seventh, the anniversary of the founding of Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Inc., in recognition of the distinguished patriotic services rendered by this organization, and shall issue his proclamation recommending that the day be observed by the people in the display of the flag and by appropriate exercises in the public schools and elsewhere, commemorative of the services and sacrifices of the men of Italian ancestry who fought in defense of the United States.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15jj - Fire Fighters Memorial Sunday

Section 15JJ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second Sunday in June as ''Fire Fighters Memorial Sunday'', to honor all departed fire fighters and recommends that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people of the commonwealth.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15jjj - Police Memorial Day

Section 15JJJ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart May fifteenth as Massachusetts Police Memorial Day, to honor all police officers killed in the line of duty, and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15jjjj - Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day

Section 15JJJJ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart February 14 as Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day in recognition of the thousands of residents across the commonwealth affected by congenital heart defects, and the need for increased public awareness, research and support for victims and their families, and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15jjjjj - Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Section 15JJJJJ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month to increase public awareness of lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, leading to better education about the disease and thus earlier diagnoses, resulting in a higher chance of long-term survival and recommending that it be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15jjjjjj - Frederick Douglass Day

Section 15JJJJJJ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart February 14 as Frederick Douglass Day, in recognition of the outstanding contributions of Frederick Douglass to the abolitionist movement and his lifelong fight for equality in the cities of New Bedford and Lynn, the commonwealth and throughout the United States and recommend that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15k - Cystic Fibrosis Week

Section 15K. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the third full week of September as Cystic Fibrosis Week and recommending that it be observed by the people as a period of special attention to the importance of continued research into, and effective therapy for, this tragic disease.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15kk - National Family Week

Section 15KK. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the third week of May as National Family Week, and recommending that said week be observed by the people in an appropriate manner.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15kkk - Workers' Memorial Day

Section 15KKK. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the fourth Friday in April as Workers' Memorial Day in remembrance of the courage and integrity of American workers and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15kkkk - Arthritis Awareness Day

Section 15KKKK. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the third Sunday in October as Arthritis Awareness Day and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15kkkkk - Massachusetts Nonprofit Awareness Day

Section 15KKKKK. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second Monday in June as Massachusetts Nonprofit Awareness Day, in recognition of the outstanding contributions of the Massachusetts nonprofit sector to the general welfare of the citizens of the commonwealth and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15kkkkkk - United States Navy Day

Section 15KKKKKK. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart October 13 as United States Navy Day in commemoration of the establishment of the Continental Navy on October 13, 1775.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15l - John F. Kennedy Day

Section 15L. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the last Sunday in November as John F. Kennedy Day and recommending that said day be observed by the people in an appropriate manner in memory of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the thirty-fifth president of the United States.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15ll - Licensed Practical Nurse Week

Section 15LL. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second last full week in April as Licensed Practical Nurse Week and recommending that said week be observed in the appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15lll - Lupus Awareness Month

Section 15LLL. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of May as Lupus Awareness Month and recommending that said month be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15llll - Autistic Awareness Month

Section 15LLLL. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of April as Autistic Awareness Month and recommending that the month be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15lllll - Disability History Month

Section 15LLLLL. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of October as Disability History Month to increase awareness and understanding of the contributions made by persons with disabilities. Appropriate state agencies and cities and towns and public schools, colleges and universities shall establish programs designed to educate and promote these objectives.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15llllll - United States Cadet Nurse Corps Day

Section 15LLLLLL. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the first day of July as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps Day.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15m - Battleship Massachusetts Memorial Day

Section 15M. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for the proper observance of the last Saturday in June as Battleship Massachusetts Memorial Day in commemoration of the establishment of the battleship Massachusetts in the city of Fall River as a memorial to the citizens of the commonwealth who made the supreme sacrifice during World War II.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15mm - Vietnam Veterans Day

Section 15MM. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart March twenty-ninth as ''Vietnam Veterans Day'' and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15mmm - Geographic Education Awareness Week

Section 15MMM. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second week of November as Geographic Education Awareness Week, in recognition of the need of all citizens of the commonwealth to further their knowledge of geographic matters, and recommending that said week be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15mmmm - Luther Burbank Day

Section 15MMMM. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart March 7 as Luther Burbank Day in recognition of his outstanding contributions to agriculture and plant breeding and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15mmmmm - Polish American Congress Day

Section 15MMMMM. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart October thirtieth as Polish American Congress Day, in recognition of the capacity of the Polish American Congress established in 1944 to represent the domestic and international concerns of Americans of Polish descent at both the state and federal levels of government in the United States, and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15mmmmmm - Overdose Awareness Day

Section 15MMMMMM. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart August 31 as Overdose Awareness Day and shall recommend that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15n - Police Officers' Week

Section 15N. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the week in which May fifteen occurs as Police Officers' Week, recommending the proper observance of said week as a period for special attention to the police officers in the commonwealth, to their duties and responsibilities and their accomplishments.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15nn - State Walking Sunday

Section 15NN. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second Sunday in June as State Walking Sunday, and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15nnn - Literacy Awareness Month

Section 15NNN. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting aside the month of September as Literacy Awareness Month, and recommending its observance by the public by the establishment of programs designed to increase the public's awareness of illiteracy.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15nnnn - Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Time

Section 15NNNN. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the period beginning the last week of March to the last week of April, inclusive, as Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Time, to promote motorcycle safety, education and awareness, and recommending that this time be observed in an appropriate manner by various agencies, associations, groups, clubs and businesses.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15nnnnn - No Name Calling Day

Section 15NNNNN. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the fourth Wednesday in January as No Name Calling Day to increase public awareness of the devastating effects of verbal bullying, to encourage students to use positive dialogue and pledge not to use hurtful names on this designated day, to promote tolerance and respect for differences and to reaffirm the commitment of the citizens of the commonwealth to basic human rights and dignity.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15nnnnnn - Negro Election Day

Section 15NNNNNN. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the third Saturday in July as Negro Election Day in commemoration of the adoption of the first black voting system in 1740 and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15o - Keep Massachusetts Beautiful Month

Section 15O. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting aside the month of May as Keep Massachusetts Beautiful Month, recommending its observance by the public by the establishment of programs designed to encourage and promote the civic and natural beautification of the commonwealth.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15oo - Saint Jean De Baptiste Day

Section 15OO. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the fourth Sunday of June as Saint Jean de Baptiste Day, recommending that said day be observed by the people in an appropriate manner.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15ooo - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Awareness Month

Section 15OOO. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of July as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Awareness Month and recommending that said month be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15oooo - Civilian Conservation Corps Day

Section 15OOOO. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart March 31 as Civilian Conservation Corps Day, in recognition of the contribution of its 100,000 members who helped to build roads, construct bridges and towers and preserve our nation's land during the period from 1933 to 1942, and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15ooooo - Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day

Section 15OOOOO. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting aside the fourth Saturday of September as Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day, recommending its observance by the public in honoring the contributions of Eunice Kennedy Shriver on behalf of all disabled individuals, including her creation of the Special Olympics, through which she created a welcoming atmosphere where individual differences were celebrated, human dignity respected and spirits challenged among the citizens of the commonwealth and the world and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library › Section 15oooooo - Observance of the Founding of the United States Army

Section 15OOOOOO. The governor shall annually set apart June 14, the anniversary of the founding of the United States Army, in recognition of the distinguished patriotic services rendered by that organization, and by the citizens of the commonwealth who so gallantly served, and shall issue a proclamation recommending that the day be observed by the people in the display of the flag and in appropriate public exercises, commemorative of the services and sacrifices of the citizens of the commonwealth who have served and continue to serve in the defense of the United States.