Senate Bill 246 proposes the addition of April 24 as Armenian Genocide Awareness Day to the list of special observance days recognized in Wisconsin schools. This new observance day will be included in the existing framework that mandates schools to appropriately recognize special observance days, which currently includes notable dates such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Veterans Day. The bill specifies that if April 24 falls on a weekend, the observance will take place on the nearest school day before or after the date.

The bill creates a new statute, 118.02 (7d), which formally establishes April 24 as part of Genocide Awareness Month, thereby enhancing educational awareness about the Armenian Genocide within the school curriculum. The provisions of this act will first apply to the school year that begins after the bill's effective date.