Section 5.261 | First Responders’ Appreciation Day.
Effective: May 3, 2018 Latest Legislation: House Bill 44 – 132nd General Assembly The twenty-fourth day of May is designated as “First Responders’ Appreciation Day” to recognize individuals who risk their own safety on a daily basis in the execution of their duties to protect the public.
Section 5.262 | Jesse Owens Day.
Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 86 – 132nd General Assembly The twelfth day of September is designated “Jesse Owens Day,” in honor of Jesse Owens, a track and field champion and national hero, who was born on that day in 1913. Known affectionately as the Buckeye Bullet, Jesse Owens, representing The Ohio […]
Section 5.263 | We Card Month.
Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 86 – 132nd General Assembly The month of September is designated “We Card Month” to encourage retailers to ask for identification from each person who attempts to purchase age-restricted products in order to prevent sales of those products to minors.
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 5.2520 | Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month.
Effective: May 11, 2018 Latest Legislation: House Bill 165 – 132nd General Assembly The month of June is designated as “Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month” to increase public awareness of congenital cytomegalovirus and to encourage the testing of newborns for the infection.
Section 5.2521 | Aortic Aneurysm Awareness Day.
Effective: January 15, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 364 – 133rd General Assembly The thirteenth day of February is designated as “Aortic Aneurysm Awareness Day.”
Section 5.2522 | Sanfilippo Syndrome Awareness Day.
Effective: April 12, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 32 – 133rd General Assembly The sixteenth day of November is designated as “Sanfilippo Syndrome Awareness Day.”
Section 5.2523 | International Ataxia Awareness Day.
Effective: March 12, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 315 – 132nd General Assembly The sixth day of October is designated as “S.M.A.R.T. Parent Day,” to remind parents to have conversations with their children about Social Media Awareness, Respect, and Timing.
Section 5.2524 | Cardiac Amyloidosis Recognition Month.
Effective: April 12, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 32 – 133rd General Assembly The month of March is designated as “Cardiac Amyloidosis Recognition Month.”
Section 5.2525 | Diabetic Ketoacidosis Awareness Day.
Effective: April 12, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 32 – 133rd General Assembly The twenty-sixth day of April is designated as “Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) Awareness Day.”