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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>78072</law_id><section_number>30-192</section_number><catch_line>Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="30">General Assembly</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="27">Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>There is hereby established within the legislative branch, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission, hereinafter referred to as the &#x201C;Commission,&#x201D; to (i) promote the legacy and continuation of the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., particularly racial, economic and social justice, academic scholarship, and <span class="dictionary">community service</span>; (ii) coordinate and lead year-round educational and commemorative activities throughout the Commonwealth that inform the public of his principles, achievements, and contributions, giving special emphasis to his career as a scholar, author, orator, community leader, conciliator, and theologian, and to the federal and state King Holiday; (iii) facilitate public policy analysis relative to his principles and teachings; (iv) foster an appreciation of diverse cultures, particularly minority populations within the Commonwealth; and (v) provide opportunities for public discourse on contemporary <span class="dictionary">issues</span>.</p></section></text><history>1992, c. 741, &#xA7; 9-145.45; 1997, c. 490; 2001, c. 844; 2002, c. 679; 2003, cc. 1035, 1037.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
