Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 5: COMMEMORATIVE DAYS AND WEEKS
1 §144. Veterans' Week (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 139)

§144. Veterans' Week
(REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 139)
Each political subdivision and school administrative unit is encouraged to celebrate Veterans' Week during the week, commencing on a Sunday and ending on the next following Saturday, within which November 11th, Veterans' Day, occurs. The celebration may include recognition of the contribution of veterans of the United States and the military service to the foundation of freedom. The celebration may also include public proclamations, appropriate parades and ceremonies and the introduction of curricula in school systems recognizing the efforts of veterans and their contribution to our way of life. During this week, schools may provide an opportunity for convocations and assemblies and in such instances shall make efforts to invite veterans and others to speak on the subject and to cooperate with local veterans' organizations and groups in the celebration of Veterans' Week.   [RR 2001, c. 1, §4 (RAL).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2001, c. 1, §4 (RAL).

Structure Maine Revised Statutes

Maine Revised Statutes

TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter 5: COMMEMORATIVE DAYS AND WEEKS

1 §111. National Arbor Day (REPEALED)

1 §111-A. Arbor Week

1 §112. Poetry Day

1 §113. American History Month

1 §114. Armistice Day (REPEALED)

1 §115. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (REPEALED)

1 §116. Statehood Day

1 §117. Chester Greenwood Day

1 §118. Maine Cultural Heritage Week

1 §119. R. B. Hall Day

1 §120. Saint Jean-Baptiste Day

1 §121. Maine Clean Water Week

1 §122. National Women's History Week (REPEALED)

1 §123. Seamen's Memorial Day

1 §124. Maine Business Women's Week

1 §125. Alcohol Awareness Week

1 §126. Samantha Smith Day

1 §127. Maine Merchant Marine Day

1 §128. Garden Week

1 §129. Margaret Chase Smith Day

1 §130. Edmund S. Muskie Day

1 §131. Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day

1 §132. Deaf Culture Week

1 §133. Landowner Recognition Day

1 §134. Children's 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 §139. Maine Lighthouse Week

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 §146. Maine Week of Heroes

1 §147. Maine Aviation and Aerospace Education Week (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 146)

1 §148. Family Reunion Day

1 §149. Community Giving Week (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 148)

1 §150. Cancer Awareness Week

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-D. Wyeth 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)

1 §150-Q. James Weldon Johnson Day

1 §150-R. Safe Homes Awareness Month