§ 2.2-3313. Virginia Drug Free Day
The Saturday of the last week in October of each year shall be designated and known as “Virginia Drug Free Day” to recognize and support education about the dangers of drug abuse, the penalties for drug crimes, the availability of substance abuse programs, and the need to eradicate drug abuse in Virginia’s communities. 1994, c. […]
§ 2.2-3314. Bill of Rights Day
The fifteenth day of December of each year shall be designated and known as the “Bill of Rights Day” in recognition of the ratification of the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. 1998, c. 383, § 2.1-27.10; 2001, c. 844.
§ 2.2-3315. Citizenship Day and Constitution Week
The Governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting the seventeenth day of September as Citizenship Day and September seventeen through twenty-three as Constitution Week and recommending that they be observed by the Commonwealth with appropriate exercises in the schools and otherwise so that the eventful day on which the Constitution of the United States was […]
§ 2.2-3315.1. White Cane Safety Day
Each year, the Governor may take suitable public notice of October 15 as White Cane Safety Day. He may issue a proclamation in which: 1. He comments upon the significance of the white cane; 2. He calls upon the citizens of the Commonwealth to observe the provisions of the White Cane Law and to take […]
§ 2.2-3309.1. Virginia World War II Veterans Appreciation Week; Virginia Korean War Veterans Appreciation Week; honorary diplomas to be awarded under certain circumstances during such weeks
A. In recognition of the sacrifice of the members of the United States Armed Forces who served in World War II, the first full week in September, i.e., the week that was the first full official week of peace in 1945, shall hereby be designated the Virginia World War II Veterans Appreciation Week, beginning in […]
§ 2.2-3310. Vietnam War Memorial Dedication and Veterans’ Recognition Week
A. The first full week of November of each year shall be designated as Vietnam War Memorial Dedication Week and Veterans’ Recognition Week in the Commonwealth, to honor in perpetuity the men and women who have served their country as members of the armed forces during the Vietnam War. B. In accordance with the Board […]
§ 2.2-3310.1. Display of the POW/MIA flag
It is the sense of the General Assembly that members of the armed forces of the United States who are or were prisoners of war or reported missing in action should be honored and remembered for their service and sacrifice. In observance of that service and sacrifice, all agencies and institutions of the Commonwealth shall […]
§ 2.2-3310.2. Vietnamese-American Heritage Flag
The flag of the former Republic of Vietnam, with three horizontal red stripes on a field of golden-yellow, which symbolizes freedom and democracy and represents the cultural heritage of Vietnamese-Americans, is recognized by the Commonwealth as the Vietnamese-American Heritage Flag. 2004, c. 970.
§ 2.2-3310.3. Vietnam Human Rights Day
The 11th day of May of each year shall be designated and recognized as Vietnam Human Rights Day in support of efforts by the Non-Violent Movement for Human Rights in Vietnam to achieve freedom and human rights for the people of Vietnam. 2009, c. 489.
§ 2.2-3306. Arbor Day
The last Friday in April of each year shall be designated and known as “Arbor Day.” Code 1950, § 2-22; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-25; 1993, c. 222; 2001, c. 844; 2005, c. 242.