1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterans; establishing a veterans suicide prevention and awareness day;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10.578.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10.578, is amended to read:
1.6 	10.578 VETERANS SUICIDE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS DAY.
1.7 	The first Saturday of every October is designated Veterans Suicide Prevention and 
1.8 	Awareness Day. Each year, the governor shall issue a proclamation honoring this observance.
1.9 	Each year in conjunction with this observance, the commissioner of veterans affairs shall 
1.10 	coordinate activities that raise awareness of, and promote the prevention of, veteran suicides.