Section 5.292 | Drive Ohio Byways Month.
Effective: September 28, 2018 Latest Legislation: House Bill 159 – 132nd General Assembly The month of May is designated as “Drive Ohio Byways Month” because May is the start of tourism season in Ohio.
Section 5.293 | Toni Morrison Day.
Effective: March 24, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 325 – 133rd General Assembly The eighteenth day of February is designated “Toni Morrison Day,” in honor of the American novelist, essayist, and teacher, who was born on that day in 1931. Chloe Anthony Wofford Toni Morrison, born and raised in Lorain, Ohio, was a recipient of […]
Section 5.264 | Sarcoidosis Awareness Month.
Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 86 – 132nd General Assembly The month of April is designated as “Sarcoidosis Awareness Month.”
Section 5.265 | Charles Follis Day.
Effective: September 28, 2018 Latest Legislation: House Bill 229 – 132nd General Assembly The third day of February is designated “Charles Follis Day” in honor of the first African American professional football player who was born on that day in 1879, and who played for the Shelby Blues.
Section 5.2530 | Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week.
Effective: June 10, 2022 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 11 – 134th General Assembly The period beginning the seventh day of February and ending the fourteenth day of February is designated as “Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week.” Last updated March 15, 2022 at 5:34 PM
Section 5.2531 | [Enacted as r.c. 5.2527 by h.b. 340, 134th General Assembly and Recodified as r.c. 5.2531 Pursuant to r.c. 103.131] International Underground Railroad Month.
Effective: September 13, 2022 Latest Legislation: House Bill 340 – 134th General Assembly The month of September is designated as “International Underground Railroad Month.” Last updated October 19, 2022 at 11:44 AM
Section 5.2532
Effective: April 3, 2023 Latest Legislation: House Bill 423 – 134th General Assembly The twenty-seventh day of April is designated as “Ulysses S. Grant Day.” Last updated January 24, 2023 at 11:42 AM
Section 5.2533
Effective: April 3, 2023 Latest Legislation: House Bill 423 – 134th General Assembly The first full week of February is designated as “Ohio Burn Awareness Week” to do all of the following: (A) Serve as a week of remembrance for all who have lost their lives or been injured as a result of a burn; […]
Section 5.2534
Effective: April 3, 2023 Latest Legislation: House Bill 423 – 134th General Assembly The last Saturday of September is designated as “Ohio Public Lands Day.” Last updated January 24, 2023 at 11:43 AM
Section 5.2537
Effective: April 3, 2023 Latest Legislation: House Bill 423 – 134th General Assembly The last full week of June is designated as “Pollinator Week,” to promote pollinator health and to recognize the importance of pollinators to ecosystems and to the economy. Last updated January 24, 2023 at 11:49 AM