S2647-2013 Actions

• Jan 23, 2013: REFERRED TO FINANCE

S2647-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2647

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the display of the
prisoner of war/missing in action flag at every public building at which
the flag of the United States of America is displayed

PURPOSE:
Requires the POW/MIA flag to be displayed at every state and local
public building at which the flag of the United States of America is
displayed.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Section 403-a of the executive law (Display of prisoner of
war and missing in action flag), as amended by chapter 411 of the
laws of 2005, is amended to state that the prisoner of war and
missing in action flag at the building housing its local legislative
body on all days shall be displayed at every public buildings
facility at which the flag of the United States of America is
displayed.

JUSTIFICATION:
The POW/MIA is generally displayed beneath the United States Flag six
times per year: Armed Forces Day (Third Saturday in May), Memorial
Day (Last Monday in May), Flag Day (June 14), Independence Day (July
4) National POW/MIA Recognition Day (Third Friday in September) and
Veterans Day (November 11).

By displaying the POW/MIA flag more than six times a year; it will
continue to remind us, daily, of the hundreds of thousands of men and
woman that have been listed as Prisoners of War or Missing in Action.
It also enables us to pay homage for the service, sacrifice and
dedication they gave to their community, state and beloved country.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
4/29/11 Referred to Finance
1/4/12 Referred to Finance

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
become a law.

S2647-2013 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         2647
 2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 January 23, 2013
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BALL  --  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 requiring the  display
 of the prisoner of war/missing in action flag at every public building
 at which the flag of the United States of America is displayed
 

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 county outside the city of New York, city, town,  and  village  is
 encouraged to display the] THE prisoner of [war and missing] WAR/MISSING
 in  action  flag  [at the building housing its local legislative body on
 all days on] SHALL BE DISPLAYED AT EVERY  PUBLIC  BUILDING  FACILITY  AT
 which the flag [of the United States of America] is displayed.
 [2.  Every  state  police  facility,  including but not limited to the
 headquarters,  substations,  and  training  academy,  is  encouraged  to
 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.
 LBD07167-01-3

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