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CT HB06671
Bill
Status
6/11/2013
Primary Sponsor
Government Administration and Elections Committee
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AI Summary
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Designates the ballroom polka as the state polka and "Beautiful Connecticut Waltz" composed by Joseph Leggo as the second state song.
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Establishes Irish-American Month (March), Italian-American Month (October), Native American Month (November), and French Canadian-American Day (June 24) as annual observances with official proclamations and State Capitol exercises.
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Authorizes the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to designate additional days, weeks, or months for celebration of ethnic, cultural, or heritage groups upon application.
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Amends state civil service statutes to replace "practicable" with "possible" and modernizes gendered pronouns ("he" to "such appointee" or "or her") in employment procedures and dismissal provisions.
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Commemorates the fourteenth anniversary of the Connecticut-Taiwan sister state relationship and changes Powered Flight Day commemoration from the Wright brothers to Gustave Whitehead.
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning Government Administration.
Last Action
Signed by the Governor
6/25/2013