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Senate Bill S5434

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the display of the prisoner of war flag and the missing in action flag at public buildings

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2009-S5434 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §403-a, Exec L

2009-S5434 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the display of the prisoner of war flag and the missing in action flag at public buildings.

2009-S5434 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5434 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5434

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONSERRATE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  the  display  of  the
  prisoner of war and the missing in action flags

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

  Section 1. Section 403-a of the executive law, as amended  by  chapter
411 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  S  403-a.  Display  of  prisoner of war and missing in action flag. 1.
Every CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, county outside  the
city  of  New  York,  city,  town,  and village [is encouraged to] SHALL
display the prisoner of war and missing in action flag at  the  building
housing  its local legislative body on all days on which the flag of the
United States of America is displayed.
  2. Every state police facility, including but not limited to the head-
quarters, substations, and training academy, [is  encouraged  to]  SHALL
display  the  prisoner  of war and missing in action flag on all days on
which the flag of the United States of America is displayed.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11618-01-9

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