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2007 Annual Proclamations

Description | PDF Date
Firefighter Recognition Day, January 27, 2007 01/19/07
General Memorial Days 01/22/07
Juneteenth Independence Day, June 16, 2007 06/01/07
POW/MIA Recognition Day, September 21, 2007 08/30/07
Native American Heritage Week, September 16-22, 2007 09/06/07
White Cane Safety Day, October 15, 2007 09/06/07
Thanksgiving Day and Day After 09/19/07



2007 Bond and Miscellaneous Proclamations

Description | PDF Date
Bond Issue, ADFA, Taber Extrusions Project 02/21/07
Bond Issue Letter, ADFA, Oakwood Manor Apartments Project 03/06/07
Bond Issue, ADFA/ADED Guaranty Program 03/15/07
Bond Issue, ADFA, Single-Family Mortgage-Revenue Bonds 04/02/07
Bond Issue, ADFA, Arkansas Higher Education General Obligation Bonds 05/02/07
Bond Issue, ADFA, Tax Exempt Lease Obligations, NARMC Project 06/22/07
Bond Issue, ADFA, Arkansas Game and Fish Acquisition Project 07/03/07
Bond Issue, ANRC, Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Facilities General Obligation Bonds 09/07/07
Bond Issue, ADFA, Single-Family Mortgage-Revenue Bonds 10/02/07
Bond Issue, War Memorial Stadium Commission 11/15/07



2007 Disaster Recovery Proclamations

PDF Description Date
DR 07-01 Benton, Cross, Greene, Jackson, Miller, Scott, and White Counties declared disaster areas due to January 13, 2007, storms 01/17/07
DR 07-02 Amending DR 07-01, adding Franklin, Pope, Prairie, Searcy, and Van Buren Counties 01/18/07
DR 07-03 Amending DR 07-01, appropriating $100,000 from the Individual Assistance Program for Benton and Jackson Counties 01/19/07
DR 07-04 Exempting motor carriers to provide direct assistance in providing emergency relief during emergency caused by January 13, 2007, storms. 01/19/07
DR 07-05 Amending DR 07-01, adding Woodruff County 01/22/07
DR 07-06 Amending DR 06-26, appropriating $100,000 from the State Public Assistance Program 01/26/07
DR 07-07 Amending DR 07-01, adding Pope County under the Individual Assistance Program 01/31/07
DR 07-08 Amending DR 07-01, appropriating an additional $50,000 from the Individual Assistance Program 02/09/07
DR 07-09 Newton County declared disaster area due to December 31, 2006, storms 02/27/07
DR 07-10 Fulton County declared disaster area due to February 12, 2007, storm 02/27/07
DR 07-11 Desha, Drew, and Union Counties declared disaster areas due to February 24, 2007, storms 02/26/07
DR 07-12 Amending DR 07-11, adding Bradley County and appropriating $200,000 from the Individual Assistance Program 02/28/07
DR 07-13 Amending DR 07-11, appropriating an additional $250,000 from the Individual Assistance Program 03/16/07
DR 07-14 Amending DR 04-14, appropriating $395,329.91 from the Public Assistance Program 03/28/07
DR 07-15 Amending DR 07-01, appropriating $75,000 from the Individual Assistance Programs 04/02/07
DR 07-16 Benton, Boone, Bradley, Carroll, Clay, Cleburne, Cleveland, Craighead, Crawford, Crittenden, Cross, Fulton, Franklin, Greene, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Johnson, Lawrence, Logan, Lonoke, Madison, Marion, Mississippi, Monroe, Poinsett, Pope, Sebastian, Scott, Sharp, St. Francis, Stone, Washington, Woodruff, and Yell Counties declared disaster areas due to April 5, 2007, storms 04/17/07
DR 07-17 Amending DR 07-16, adding Arkansas, Clark, Conway, Faulkner, Hot Spring, Lafayette, Lee, Newton, Prairie, Randolph, Searcy, Van Buren, and White Counties as disaster areas 04/20/07
DR 07-18 Amending DR 07-16, adding Garland, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Perry Counties as disaster areas 04/23/07
DR 07-19 Amending DR 07-16, adding Calhoun County as a disaster area 04/30/07
DR 07-20 Franklin and Johnson Counties declared disaster areas due to April 24, 2007, storms 04/30/07
DR 07-21 Woodruff County declared disaster area due to April 30, 2007, storms 05/02/07
DR 07-22 Amending DR 06-26, appropriating $100,000 from State Public Assistance Program 05/04/07
DR 07-23 Amending DR 03-01, appropriating $502,440 from the State Public Assistance Program 05/09/07
DR 07-24 Amending DR 07-10, appropriating $39,347.17 from State Public Assistance Program 05/18/07
DR 07-25 Amending DR 07-11, appropriating $100,000 from State Public Assistance Program 06/21/07
DR 07-26 Crawford County declared disaster area due to June 20, 2007, storms, appropriating $75,000 from the Individual Assistance Program 06/26/07
DR 07-27 Amending DR 07-01, appropriating $200,000 from the Public Assistance Program 07/06/07
DR 07-28 Amending DR 06-26, appropriating $40,000 from the State Public Assistance Program 07/06/07
DR 07-29 Crawford County declared disaster area due to July 1, 2007, storms 07/10/07
DR 07-30 Cleveland and Sebastian Counties declared disaster areas due to July 13, 2007, storms 07/23/07
DR 07-31 Amending DR 06-26, appropriating $60,000 from State Public Assistance Program 08/01/07
DR 07-32 Amending DR 07-30, appropriating $30,000 from State Public Assistance Program 09/26/07
DR 07-33 Craighead County declared disaster area due to September 26, 2007, severe flooding, appropriating $100,000 from Individual Assistance Program 10/01/07
DR 07-34 Sebastian County declared disaster area due to October 3, 2007, severe flooding 10/04/07
DR 07-35 Amending DR 06-26, appropriating $60,000 from State Public Assistance Program 10/11/07
DR 07-36 Crittenden and Lincoln Counties declared disaster areas due to October 17, 2007, thunderstorms and tornadoes, appropriating $100,000 from the Individual Assistance Program 10/19/07
DR 07-37 Amending DR 07-10, appropriating 26,604.72 from the State Public Assistance Program 11/29/07



2007 Election Proclamations

Description Date
General Election Results, November 7, 2006 02/01/07
Referred Question 1, General Election Results, November 7, 2006 02/27/07



2007 Emergency Proclamations

PDF Description Date
EM 07-22 Appropriating $250,000 to Delta Regional Memorial Hospital 06/19/07
EM 07-23 Appropriating $25,000 to Central High Integration 50th Anniversary Commission 06/26/07
EM 08-01 Appropriating $30,000 to Just Communities  of Central Arkansas 09/18/07



2007 Executive Order Proclamations

PDF Description Date
EO 07-01 January 13, 2007, heavy rains, ice, and flooding in Benton, Cross, Greene, Jackson, Miller, Scott, White Counties; directing $3,000 from Emergency Response Fund 01/17/07
EO 07-02 Appropriating $606,914.25 from Governor's Hazard Mitigation Fund 01/24/07
EO 07-03 Appropriating $42,625.00 from Governor's Hazard Mitigation Fund 02/27/07
EO 07-04 February 24, 2007, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes; directing $10,000 from Emergency Response Fund 02/27/07
EO 07-05 Separating Division of Health from Department of Human Services 05/02/07
EO 07-06 Appropriating $27,935 from Governor’s Hazard Mitigation Fund; decreasing amounts in EO 07-02 05/14/07
EO 07-07 July 6, 2007, severe rain and flooding in Miller County: directing $2,000 Emergency Response Fund 07/10/07
EO 07-08 Appropriating $1,719,420 from Governor’s Hazard Mitigation Fund 07/12/07
EO 07-09 February 24, 2007, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes; directing $61,000 from Emergency Response Fund 08/13/07
EO 07-10 February 24, 2007, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes; directing $1,000 from Emergency Response Fund 08/20/07
EO 07-11 Appropriating $63,259.14 from Governor's Hazard Mitigation Fund 09/05/07
EO 07-12 Ratifying State Rehabilitation Council and State Independent Living Council 09/26/07
EO 07-13 Appropriating $2,000.00 from the Emergency Response Fund 10/11/07
EO 07-14 Adopting the State of Arkansas All Hazard Mitigation Plan 10/26/07
EO 07-15 Establishing the Governor’s Task Force on Best Practices for After-School and Summer Programs 11/19/07
EO 07-16 Establishing Procedures for the Lowering of the United States flag and Arkansas flag in honor of Arkansas’s Fallen Soldiers 12/11/07
EO 07-17 Appropriating $582,433.00 from the Governor’s Hazard Mitigation Fund 12/17/07



January 2007 Proclamations
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
College Goal Sunday
Financial Aid Administrators
Firefighter Recognition Day
Earthquake Awareness
Mary Engel Day
Mentoring Month
National Nurse Anesthetists Week
Recognized Memorial Days
Silas Hunt Day
Susan G. Komen for a Cure Promise Week


February 2007 Proclamations
Agricultural Safety Awareness Week
Arkansas Fitness Challenge Day

Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts Day
Arkansas State University Pride Day
Black History Month
Black Stallion Literacy Project Day
Career and Technical Education Month
Certified Government Financial Manager Month
Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Week
Coretta Scott King Day
Daisy Bates Day
FFA Week
Future Business Leaders of America Week
Health Occupations Students of America Week
Henry Garland Bennett Day
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Day
Home Energy Assistance Month
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week
Severe Weather Awareness Week 2007
SkillsUSA Postsecondary Week
SkillsUSA Week
Staff Sergeant Alan Wayne Shaw
Women in Contruction Week


March 2007 Proclamations
AKA Day
Arkansas Women in Agriculture Month

Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month

Democratic Women's Legislative Day
Fair Housing Month
Girl Scout Day
Kick Tobacco Day
Professional Social Work Month
Purchasing Month
Safety Matters Day
Saving Arkansas Patients from Harm Day
Skin Cancer Awareness Day
Staff Sergeant Justin Michael Estes
World Kidney Day in Arkansas



April 2007 Proclamations
A National Day of Mourning | Virginia Tech
Arkansas Architecture Week
Arkansas Financial Literacy for Youth Month
Autism Awareness Month
Cancer Registrars Week
Destination ImagiNation Day
First Arkansas Minority Health Conference Day
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Jazz Appreciation Month
Junior Auxiliary Week
Mine Health and Safety Awareness Week
National Alcohol Awareness Month
National Library Week
Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Day
Public Sector Health and Safety Awareness Week

Sergeant Freeman Lee Gardner, Jr. Tribute
William “Billy” Bushnell Tribute



May 2007 Proclamations
ALS Awareness Month
Arkansas Americorps Week
Arkansas Heritage Month
Arkansas Puzzle Day
Arkansas Safe Boating Week
Arkansas Workplace Safety Month
A State Of One
Bear Awareness Week
Better Hearing and Speech Month
Building Safety Week
Bullying Awareness Day
Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
Drinking Water Week
Emergency Medical Services Week
Food Allergy Awareness Week
Foster Care Month
Free Fishing Weekend (yes, that is WEEKEND)
Goodwill Industries Week
Innovation America Week
Law Day
Legal Assistant Day
Livestrong Day
Memorial Day
Mothers in Prison, Children in Crisis Day
Motorcycle Awareness Month
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month
Music Week
Nascar Day
National Alumni Association of Arkansas Baptist College Day
National Day of Prayer
National Nurses Week
National Senior Health and Fitness Day
National Stroke Awareness Month
Navy Week In Arkansas
Operation Lifesaver Awareness Week
Private Sector Health and Safety Awareness Week
Safe Television for All Ages Day
School Nurses Day
See Arkansas Week
Silver Star Day
Teen Safety Awareness Week
Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month
Water Safety Month
World Lupus Day
World No Tobacco Day



June 2007 Proclamations
A Day of Awareness for Childhood Cancer
Amateur Radio Week
A Salute to the Men of the 3rd Battalion, 27th Marines
Automotive Service Professionals Week
Arkansas Dairy Month
Arkansas Internet Safety Month
A.S.E.A./SEBCO VanPool Week
Be a Hero for Babies Day
Deloitte Impact Day
Dental Awareness Day
Erich Scott Smallwood Tribute
Great Outdoors Month
Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
Holly Grove Homecoming Club Week
Home Ownership Month In Arkansas
Justice Week for Children and Families Impacted by Parental Incarceration
Lions World Services for the Blind Month in Arkansas
National Nursing Assistants’ Week
Zachary David Baker Tribute



July 2007 Proclamations
Arkansas, the Natural State ...for Opera Weekend!
John Ray Massey Tribute
National Day of the American Cowboy
Parents' Day
Prenatal Health Week



August 2007 Proclamations
Bill Thomas Day
College Colors Day in Arkansas
Community Health Center Week
Engineering Licensure Week
Gould Day in Arkansas
Heartland District Civitan Recognition Day
Missing Adult Day in Arkansas
National Clown Week
National Gymnastics Day
Specialist Donovan D. Witham Tribute
Specialist Tyler Ross Seideman Tribute
State Employees Appreciation Week
Stevens Johnson Syndrome Awareness Month



September 2007 Proclamations
A State Day of Encouragement
Adult Education Week
American Indian Day
America's Best High Schools Month
Arkansas Archives Week
Arkansas Rice Month
Arkansas Young Professionals Month
City Year Day
Constitution Week
Craniofacial Acceptance Month
Day of Encouragement
Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children
Grand Families Day
Homeless Awareness Month
Life Insurance Awareness Month
Mature Workers Week
McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Day for Henderson State University
National Alpaca Farm Day in Arkansas
National Public Lands Day
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Patriot Day
POW/MIA Recognition Day
Prince Hall Day
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
PTA Membership Enrollment Month
Public Service Recognition Day
Sergeant Michael Yarbrough Day
Sergeant Oliver Eugene Young Day
Surgical Technology Week
Volunteer Month
Week of the Classroom Teacher



October 2007 Proclamations
2007 Arkansas Primary Care Week
American Business Women's Day
An Official State Barbeque Championship - Fayetteville, AR
An Official State Barbeque Championship - Texarkana, AR
Arkansas Archives Week
Arkansas Physician Assistant Week
Betty Gay Turner Day
Careers in Construction Week
Corporal David Lee Watson Day
Dermott Public Schools Day
Disability Employment Awareness Month
Disability Employment Month
Diane Dobbs Wilson Day
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Earth Science Week
Fire Prevention Week
Geographic Information Systems Day
Governor George Izard Day
Health Care Quality Week
Health Care Quality Week
International Credit Union Day in Arkansas
International Infection Prevention Week
Jones Eye Institute Prevent Blindness Day
Learning Disabilities Month
Lights on Afterschool Day
Lights on Afterschool Day - Eureka Springs
Magic Day in Arkansas
Mental Illness Awareness Week
National Long-Term Residents' Rights Week
National Martial Arts Day
National Massage Therapy Awareness Week
National Teen Driver Safety Week
Pink Carnation Sunday
Pilot International Month in Arkansas
Poetry Day
Private Nathan Z. Thacker Day
Sergeant First Class James Douglas Doster Day
Weatherization Day 2007



November 2007 Proclamations
Adoption Awareness Month
Arkansas Duck Week
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month
Cisco Networking Academy Day
Community Foundation Week in Arkansas
Diabetes Awareness Month
Geographic Information Systems Day
Hospice and Palliative Care Month
International Education Week
James Charles Hudson Tribute
Key Club Week
Second Lieutenant Stuart Forrest Liles Tribute
National Home Care and Hospice Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Petty Officer Second Class Kevin R. Bewley Tribute
Professional Assistants in State Government Day
Veterans Day
Wounded Warrior Project Days



December 2007 Proclamations
Arkansas Furniture Month
Farm Family of the Year Week
Saline Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Day
Specialist Matthew Kyle Reece Tribute
World Aids Day 2007


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