SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1428        FILED ON: 1/14/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1469

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act establishing disability history month..

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 15 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after Section 15CCCCC the following section:- Section 15DDDDD. 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 that people with disabilities in our state, nation and the world have made to our society.  Appropriate state agencies and cities and towns and public schools and colleges shall establish programs designed to educate and promote these objectives.