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Assembly Bill A4041

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to display of missing in attack on our nation flag commonly known as MIA-OON flag

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2009-A4041 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3186
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง403-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6210, S584
2013-2014: S5963

2009-A4041 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to display of Missing In Attack On Our Nation flag commonly known as MIA-OON flag.

2009-A4041 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4041

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BING, RAIA, COOK, CUSICK, TITONE, TOBACCO, BENE-
  DETTO, WALKER, EDDINGTON, TITUS, PHEFFER -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.
  of  A.  ABBATE,  ALFANO,  AMEDORE,  BACALLES, BARCLAY, BARRA, BOYLAND,
  BROOK-KRASNY,  CALHOUN,  CLARK,  COLTON,  CONTE,  DelMONTE,   DESTITO,
  DUPREY,  ERRIGO,  FIELDS,  FINCH,  GABRYSZAK,  GALEF,  GIGLIO, GORDON,
  GREENE, GUNTHER, HAWLEY, HYER-SPENCER, JAFFEE, JOHN, LANCMAN, LATIMER,
  V. LOPEZ, MAISEL, MAYERSOHN, McDONOUGH, McENENY,  McKEVITT,  MOLINARO,
  PEOPLES,  QUINN,  REILICH, REILLY, ROBINSON, SALADINO, SPANO, SWEENEY,
  TOWNS, TOWNSEND, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to display and use of the
  flag of the United States of America in parks and on public buildings

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 403-c
to read as follows:
  S 403-C. DISPLAY OF MISSING IN ATTACK ON OUR NATION FLAG TO BE COMMON-
LY KNOWN AS THE MIA-OON FLAG. 1. EVERY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN,  AND  VILLAGE
IS  ENCOURAGED  TO  DISPLAY THE MIA-OON FLAG AT THE BUILDING HOUSING ITS
LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY DAYS OR SUCH LONGER PERIOD
AS THAT BODY DEEMS APPROPRIATE  EVERY  YEAR  COMMENCING  EACH  SEPTEMBER
ELEVENTH.
  2. EVERY STATE POLICE FACILITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE HEAD-
QUARTERS,  SUBSTATIONS,  AND  TRAINING ACADEMY, IS ENCOURAGED TO DISPLAY
THE MIA-OON FLAG FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY DAYS OR SUCH  LONGER  PERIOD  AS
THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  THE  STATE  POLICE DEEMS APPROPRIATE EVERY YEAR
COMMENCING EACH SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH.
  3. THE MIA-OON FLAG SHALL DISPLAY A BLACK SILHOUETTE OF A MOTHER HOLD-
ING HER CHILD'S HAND UPON A FIELD OF YELLOW. UNDERNEATH THE IMAGE  SHALL
BE  THE  PHRASE  "YOU WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED" IN BLACK LETTERING. THE
IMAGE OF MOTHER AND CHILD SHALL SYMBOLIZE THE VULNERABILITY OF INNOCENTS
TO TERRORIST ATTACK, WHILE THE YELLOW SHALL SYMBOLIZE THAT  THOSE  TAKEN
BY TERRORIST ATTACKS WILL BE RETURNED TO THEIR LOVED ONES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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