Permits municipal corporations, fire districts, volunteer fire companies, police departments and school districts to sell and display symbols of hope in support of law enforcement, emergency medical personnel, the military, border patrol, firefighters, conservation officers and others.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8674
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 10, 2022
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Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the education law, in
relation to symbols of hope
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
section 99-y to read as follows:
§ 99-Y. SYMBOLS OF HOPE. A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHALL BE PERMITTED
TO SELL OR DISPLAY SYMBOLS OF HOPE OR ANY SIMILAR IMAGE, OR TANGIBLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY, INSCRIBED WITH SUCH AN IMAGE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION, THE TERM "SYMBOLS OF HOPE" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED
TO, A THIN BLUE LINE IN SUPPORT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, A THIN RED LINE IN
SUPPORT OF THE FIRE SERVICE, A THIN GRAY LINE IN SUPPORT OF CORRECTIONS
OFFICERS, A THIN WHITE LINE IN SUPPORT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL PROFES-
SIONALS, A THIN PURPLE LINE IN SUPPORT OF SECURITY PROFESSIONALS, A THIN
YELLOW LINE IN SUPPORT OF DISPATCHERS, AND A THIN GREEN LINE IN SUPPORT
OF MILITARY, BORDER PATROL AND CONSERVATION OFFICERS.
§ 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section
209-hh to read as follows:
§ 209-HH. SYMBOLS OF HOPE. A FIRE DISTRICT, VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY,
OR POLICE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE PERMITTED TO SELL OR DISPLAY ANY SYMBOLS
OF HOPE OR ANY SIMILAR IMAGE, OR TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY, INSCRIBED
WITH SUCH AN IMAGE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "SYMBOLS OF
HOPE" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A THIN BLUE LINE IN SUPPORT
OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, A THIN RED LINE IN SUPPORT OF THE FIRE SERVICE, A
THIN GRAY LINE IN SUPPORT OF CORRECTIONS OFFICERS, A THIN WHITE LINE IN
SUPPORT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, A THIN PURPLE LINE IN
SUPPORT OF SECURITY PROFESSIONALS, A THIN YELLOW LINE IN SUPPORT OF
DISPATCHERS, AND A THIN GREEN LINE IN SUPPORT OF MILITARY, BORDER PATROL
AND CONSERVATION OFFICERS.
§ 3. The education law is amended by adding a new section 1527-b to
read as follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11405-03-2
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