HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2290
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		S.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 8-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§8‑11  Children and Youth Day and Month. (a)  The first Sunday in October shall be known and designated as "Children and Youth Day", and the entire month of October shall be known and designated as "Children and Youth Month".  This day and month are not and shall not be construed to be state holidays.

(b)  If the Children and Youth Day planning committee so chooses and unless otherwise determined by the governor, public events shall be held in the area of the State Capitol, including on and around its grounds, as follows:

(1) Celebrations of Children and Youth Day, which shall be held on the first Sunday in October; and

(2) Public events, such as the Children and Youth Summit, which shall be held in the month of October."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Report Title:

Children and Youth Day and Month; Children and Youth Summit; Public Events; Capitol Grounds

Description:

Authorizes public events celebrating Children and Youth Day to be held on State Capitol grounds on the first Sunday in October and public events, such as the Children and Youth Summit, to be held on State Capitol grounds in the month of October, if the Children and Youth Day planning committee so chooses, unless otherwise determined by the governor.  (SD1)

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