1C.14 Juneteenth National Freedom Day.
The governor of this state is hereby authorized and requested to issue annually a proclamation designating the third Saturday in June as Juneteenth National Freedom Day and to encourage all governmental entities, civic organizations, schools, and institutions of higher education in the state to observe the day in a manner that emphasizes the meaning and importance of the emancipation proclamation that ended slavery in the United States and to recognize and celebrate the importance of this day to every person who cherishes liberty and equality for all people.
2002 Acts, ch 1105, §1
Structure Iowa Code
Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT
Chapter 1C - PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AND RECOGNITION DAYS
Section 1C.1 - Legal public holidays.
Section 1C.3 - Mother’s Day — Father’s Day.
Section 1C.4 - Independence Sunday.
Section 1C.7 - Youth Honor Day.
Section 1C.8 - Herbert Hoover Day.
Section 1C.9 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Section 1C.10 - Arbor Day and Week.
Section 1C.11 - Iowa State Flag Day.
Section 1C.12 - Dr. Norman E. Borlaug World Food Prize Day.
Section 1C.13 - Bill of Rights Day.
Section 1C.14 - Juneteenth National Freedom Day.