Title II — SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND EMBLEMS

9.161. Emancipation Day established. — 1. June nineteenth, known as Juneteenth, of each year shall be known and is designated as "Emancipation Day" to provide an opportunity for the people of Missouri to reflect upon the United States of America's passion for freedom as exemplifi…

9.162. December 4, Alpha Phi Alpha Day. — 1. December fourth is hereby designated as "Alpha Phi Alpha Day" in the state of Missouri. The citizens of this state are encouraged to observe the day with appropriate activities and events to commemorate the founding of the first black …

9.163. Rosa Parks Day to be proclaimed annually on February 4. — The governor shall issue annually a proclamation setting apart the fourth day of February as "Rosa Parks Day" and recommending to the people of the state that the day be appropriately observed in honor of and out of…

9.164. Walk & bike to school month and day designated. — The month of October shall be set apart as "Walk & Bike to School Month" and the first Wednesday of October shall be set apart as "Walk & Bike to School Day" in Missouri to improve the safety of students walking and bicycli…

9.165. Missouri bicycle month and day designation — The month of May shall be set apart as "Missouri Bicycle Month", the third Friday of May shall be set apart as "Bike to Work Day", and the week of bike to work day shall be set apart as "Bike to Work Week" in Missouri to promote…

9.166. Minority mental health awareness month designated for the month of July. — The month of July shall be known as "Minority Mental Health Awareness Month". The citizens of this state are encouraged to observe the month with appropriate events and activities to raise awareness…

9.167. Girl Scout Day to be proclaimed on March 12. — The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the twelfth day of March as "Girl Scout Day", and recommending to the people of the state that the day be appropriately observed in recognition of the Girl Scout p…

9.169. Random Acts of Kindness Day designated for August 31. — August thirty-first each year shall be known as "Random Acts of Kindness Day" in Missouri to mark the beginning of suicide prevention awareness month in September. The citizens of this state are encouraged to celebrat…

[Repealed or reserved.]

9.171. Links, Incorporated Day, November 9. — November ninth each year is hereby designated as "Links, Incorporated Day" in Missouri. The citizens of this state are encouraged to participate in appropriate events and activities to recognize this international, not-for-profit corp…

9.172. Teen dating violence awareness month, February designated as. — The month of February is hereby designated as "Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month" in the state of Missouri. One in three teens in the United States will experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse by so…

9.173. Child abuse prevention month designated for the month of April. — The month of April is hereby designated as "Child Abuse Prevention Month" in the state of Missouri. The citizens of this state are encouraged to observe the month with appropriate activities and events to in…

9.174. Motorcycle awareness month designated for the month of May. — The month of May is hereby designated as "Motorcycle Awareness Month" in the state of Missouri. The citizens of this state are encouraged to observe the month with appropriate activities and events. ­­-------- (…

9.175. Hydrocephalus Awareness Month designated for month of September. — The month of September is hereby designated as "Hydrocephalus Awareness Month" in Missouri. The citizens of this state are encouraged to participate in appropriate events and activities so that Missourians …

9.176. Scoliosis Awareness Month designated for month of June. — The month of June of each year is hereby designated as "Scoliosis Awareness Month". The citizens of this state are encouraged to engage in appropriate events and activities to encourage screening for and increase aw…

9.177. Dangers of Inflation Awareness Day designated for April 15. — April fifteenth of every year is hereby designated as "Dangers of Inflation Awareness Day" in Missouri. The citizens of this state are encouraged to be mindful of the dangers of monetary inflation and the detrim…

9.178. Epilepsy Awareness Day designated for March 26. — March twenty-sixth of each year is hereby designated as "Epilepsy Awareness Day". The citizens of this state are encouraged to participate in appropriate activities and events to increase awareness of epilepsy and its relat…

9.179. Medical radiation safety awareness day designated for March 27. — March twenty-seventh of each year shall be designated as "Medical Radiation Safety Awareness Day" in Missouri. The citizens of this state and our health care professionals' community are encouraged to observ…

9.182. Deaf awareness month designated for the month of September. — The month of September shall be designated as "Deaf Awareness Month" and the last week of September shall be designated as "Deaf Awareness Week" in Missouri. The citizens of this state are encouraged to particip…

9.183. Epilepsy awareness month designated for the month of November. — The month of November shall be designated as "Epilepsy Awareness Month" in Missouri. The citizens of the state of Missouri are encouraged to participate in appropriate activities and events to increase awaren…

9.185. Second Monday of April, Missouri Lineworker Appreciation Day. — The second Monday in April of each year shall be set apart and designated as "Missouri Lineworker Appreciation Day". It is recommended to the people of the state that the day be appropriately observed through …

9.190. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) awareness week designated for the last week of October. — The last full week in October is hereby designated as "Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Awareness Week" in the state of Missouri. The citizens of this state are encouraged to obser…

9.192. Show-Me freedom from opioid addiction decade designated. — The years of 2018 to 2028 shall hereby be designated as the "Show-Me Freedom from Opioid Addiction Decade". ­­-------- (L. 2018 S.B. 718 merged with S.B. 951) Effective 7-06-18 (S.B. 718); 8-28-18 (S.B. 951)

9.200. Phi Mu Alpha Week designated for first week of October. — The first week of October shall be known as "Phi Mu Alpha Week" in Missouri. The citizens of this state are encouraged to observe the week with appropriate events and activities recognizing the contributions made by…

9.201. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Day designated for January 15. — January fifteenth of every year is hereby designated as "Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Day" in Missouri. Founded on January 15, 1908, at the historically black Howard University in Washington, D.C., Alpha Kappa Alpha…

9.202. Ethel Hedgeman Lyle Day designated for February 10. — February tenth of every year is hereby designated as "Ethel Hedgeman Lyle Day" in Missouri. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Ethel Hedgeman Lyle founded Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first intercollegiate historically African-Amer…

9.205. National Girls and Women in Sports Day designated for first week in February. — The first week of February is hereby designated as "National Girls and Women in Sports Day" in Missouri. Citizens of this state are encouraged to recognize the day with appropriate events and a…

9.208. Pinhook Remembrance Day designated for May 2. — May second of each year is hereby designated as "Pinhook Remembrance Day" in Missouri. Citizens of this state are encouraged to recognize the day with appropriate events and activities to honor the struggles and triumphs of t…

9.210. Black Maternal Health Week designated for April 11-17. — April eleventh through April seventeenth of each year is hereby designated as "Black Maternal Health Week". The citizens of this state are encouraged to engage in appropriate events and activities to commemorate Blac…

9.211. Minority Health Month designated for month of April. — The month of April of each year is hereby designated as "Minority Health Month". The citizens of this state are encouraged to engage in appropriate events and activities to commemorate minority health month. ­­--------…

9.220. October 16, Walt Disney — 'A Day to Dream' Day. — October sixteenth of each year shall be known and designated as "Walt Disney - 'A Day to Dream' Day". The citizens of this state are encouraged to participate in appropriate activities and events to commemorate the life and…

9.225. Mark Twain Day designated for November 30. — November thirtieth of each year is hereby designated as "Mark Twain Day". The citizens of this state are encouraged to engage in appropriate events and activities to commemorate the life and accomplishments of Mark Twain. ­­----…

9.227. Iron Curtain Speech Day designated for March 5. — March fifth of each year is hereby designated as "Iron Curtain Speech Day" in Missouri. Citizens of this state are encouraged to celebrate with appropriate events and activities to recognize the anniversary of Winston Churc…

9.230. Twenty-second week of year, 22q Awareness Week. — The twenty-second week of each year is hereby designated as "22q Awareness Week" in the state of Missouri. The citizens of this state are encouraged to observe the week with appropriate activities and events to increase awa…

9.234. Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, month of September. — The month of September every year shall be designated as "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month" in Missouri. Citizens of this state are encouraged to participate in appropriate activities and events to increase awareness of o…

9.235. Celiac Awareness Day designated for second Wednesday in May. — The second Wednesday in May shall be designated as "Celiac Awareness Day". The citizens of this state are encouraged to participate in appropriate events and activities that increase awareness of celiac disease…

9.236. Sickle Cell Awareness Week designated for third full week in September. — The third full week in September of each year shall be known and designated as "Sickle Cell Awareness Week". Sickle cell disease is a genetic disease in which a person's body produces abnormally shap…

9.240. Missouri sliced bread day designated for July 7. — July seventh of each year shall be designated as "Missouri Sliced Bread Day". The citizens of this state are encouraged to participate in appropriate activities and events to commemorate the first sale of sliced bread on J…

9.270. Posttraumatic stress awareness day designated. — June twenty-seventh of each year shall be known and designated as "Posttraumatic Stress Awareness Day". It is recommended to the people of the state that the day be appropriately observed through activities which will increa…

9.275. Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month designated for month of June. — The month of June is hereby designated as "Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month" in Missouri. The citizens of this state are encouraged to celebrate the month with events and activities to raise awareness about…

9.277. Buy Missouri Week designated for the week beginning the second Saturday in October. — The week beginning the second Saturday in October is hereby designated as "Buy Missouri Week" in the state of Missouri and citizens are encouraged to observe the week with appropriate act…

9.280. Mormon War Remembrance Day designated for July 2. — July second of each year shall be known and designated as "Mormon War Remembrance Day" in honor and recognition of the ten thousand members of the Mormon church who were subjected to injustice and undue suffering through …

9.285. Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma awareness day designated for September 9. — September ninth of each year is hereby designated and shall be known as "Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day" in honor of Adleigh, a young Missourian who lost her battle with this termi…

9.286. Eczema awareness month designated for the month of October. — The month of October shall be known and designated as "Eczema Awareness Month". The citizens of this state are encouraged to participate in appropriate activities and events to increase awareness of this chronic…

9.288. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Awareness Day designated for April 18. — April eighteenth of each year shall be known and designated as "Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Awareness Day". Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a critical congenital heart defect that forms during …

*9.289. Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week, first full week in May. — 1. The first full week in May each year shall be known and designated as "Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week". Tardive dyskinesia is a movement disorder that is characterized by random, involuntary, and uncontrol…

9.290. Cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes awareness month designated for month of November. — The month of November shall be designated as "Cardiovascular Disease and Type 2 Diabetes Awareness Month" in Missouri. The citizens of the state of Missouri are encouraged to par…

9.291. John Jordan 'Buck' O'Neil Day designated for November 30. — November thirteenth of each year shall be known and designated as "John Jordan 'Buck' O'Neil Day" in Missouri in honor of John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil, the first African American who coached in Major League Baseball.…

9.292. Eddie Gaedel Day, August 19. — August nineteenth of each year shall be known and designated as "Eddie Gaedel Day" in Missouri in honor of Eddie Gaedel, who as a member of the St. Louis Browns on August 19, 1951, became the shortest player to ever play Major League Baseball…

9.297. Military family month designated for month of November. — The month of November is hereby designated as "Military Family Month" in Missouri. The citizens of this state are encouraged to participate in appropriate events and activities to honor the daily sacrifices of all m…