00                  SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 100(STA)                                                                 
01 "An Act establishing the third Saturday of each June as Juneteenth Day."                                                
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 44.12 is amended by adding a new section to article 2 to read:                                    
04            Sec. 44.12.090.  Juneteenth Day.  Juneteenth Day is established on the third                               
05       Saturday in June each year to commemorate the abolition of slavery throughout the                                 
06       United States and its territories in 1865.  The governor shall issue a proclamation to                            
07       commemorate the day.  On Juneteenth Day, citizens of the state are urged to reflect on                            
08       the suffering endured by early African-Americans and to appreciate the unique                                     
09       freedom and equality enjoyed by all state citizens today.