Budget Amendment ID: FY2020-S3-50-R1

Redraft OTH 50

Frederick Douglass Day

Messrs. Montigny, Crighton, Timilty, Feeney, Tarr and O'Connor and Ms. Lovely moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section __ the following section:-

SECTION __. Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 15HHHHHH the following section:-

Section 15IIIIII. 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.