Act No. 213

Public Acts of 2003

Approved by the Governor

November 25, 2003

Filed with the Secretary of State

November 26, 2003

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 26, 2003

STATE OF MICHIGAN

92ND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

Introduced by Senators Goschka and Barcia

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 224

AN ACT to designate the fourth Friday in April of each year as children's memorial day in the state of Michigan.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 1. (1) The legislature recognizes the great number of tragic deaths of children of all ages from all causes that occur each year. Each day in America many children and youths under age 20 commit suicide, are victims of a homicide, or die as a result of accidents. Many more children die from illness. In commemoration of this terrible toll, the legislature declares that the fourth Friday in April of each year shall be known as "Children's Memorial Day".

(2) The legislature encourages individuals, educational institutions, and social, community, religious, labor, and business organizations to pause on children's memorial day and reflect upon the precious resource that our children constitute and the great loss we suffer when we lose our children.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor