§126. Samantha Smith Day
The first Monday in June of each year is designated as Samantha Smith Day, in memory of Samantha Smith whose birthday was June 29th. The Governor shall issue annually a proclamation inviting and urging the people of this State to observe the day in schools and other suitable places with appropriate ceremony and activity. Samantha Smith Day shall commemorate and honor Samantha Smith whose vision and inspiring message for peace and brotherhood opened the door to greater understanding and friendship among nations of the world. The Department of Education shall make appropriate information available to the people and the schools within the limits of its budget. [PL 1989, c. 700, Pt. A, §4 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 82 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 700, §A4 (AMD).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 5: COMMEMORATIVE DAYS AND WEEKS
1 §111. National Arbor Day (REPEALED)
1 §113. American History Month
1 §114. Armistice Day (REPEALED)
1 §115. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (REPEALED)
1 §118. Maine Cultural Heritage Week
1 §120. Saint Jean-Baptiste Day
1 §121. Maine Clean Water Week
1 §122. National Women's History Week (REPEALED)
1 §124. Maine Business Women's Week
1 §125. Alcohol Awareness Week
1 §127. Maine Merchant Marine Day
1 §129. Margaret Chase Smith Day
1 §131. Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day
1 §133. Landowner Recognition Day
1 §135. Firefighter's Recognition Day
1 §136. Prisoner of War - Missing in Action Recognition Day
1 §137. Organ Donor Awareness Day
1 §138. Major-General Henry Knox Day
1 §140. Maine Youth Field and Stream Day
1 §141. Colonel Freeman McGilvery Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 139)
1 §142. Destroyer Escort Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 139)
1 §143. Maine Small Business Week (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 139)
1 §144. Veterans' Week (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 139)
1 §145. Equal Pay Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 140)
1 §147. Maine Aviation and Aerospace Education Week (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 146)
1 §149. Community Giving Week (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 148)
1 §150-A. Cold War Victory Day
1 §150-B. Missing Persons Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 150)
1 §150-C. Native American Veterans Day
1 §150-E. Lyme Disease Awareness Month
1 §150-F. Governor William King Day
1 §150-G. Vietnam War Veterans Day
1 §150-H. Juneteenth Independence Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 150-F)
1 §150-I. Maine Korean War Veteran Recognition Day
1 §150-J. Invite Your Maine Legislator to School Month
1 §150-K. Maine Seniors Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 150-J)
1 §150-L. Native American Heritage and Culture Day
1 §150-M. Veterans in the Arts and Humanities Day
1 §150-N. Maine Community Litter Cleanup Day
1 §150-O. Maine Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
1 §150-P. First Responders Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 150-O)