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- Referred to finance
- Referred to rules
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BILL NUMBER:S5963
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to display of the Missing In Attack On Our Nation flag on public buildings
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill would encourage every county, city, town and village to display the Missing In Attack On Our Nation (MIA-00N) flag at the building housing its local legislative body and state police facility.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 amends the executive law by adding a new section 403-C to encourage every county, city, town, and village to display the MIA-00N flag at the building housing its local legislative body and state police facility for a period of thirty (30) days every year commencing each September 11.
The MIA-00N flag shall display a black silhouette of a mother holding 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.
Section 2 marks the effective date.
Justification
The purpose of the MIA-00N flag is to see that those victims of terror who died on September 11, 2001, are never forgotten. The flag is the inspiration of Ronald James Sorenson, who designed and is promoting this flag. The flag was presented to a number of other states, including Rhode Island and New Jersey. It is more than appropriate that the State of New York adopt a law to promote the use of this MIA-00N flag. New Yorkers were, after all, the principal victims of the September 11th attack and should be the first to remember them. A gesture like this can, of course, do nothing to bring back those victims to their grieving friends and families, but at the least it may help to ensure that they remain in our memories.
Prior legislative history
2012 - S.584 Referred to Rules - A.6210 Referred to Government Operations 2010 - S.3186 Referred to Finance - A.4041 Referred to Government Operations 2008: S.7139A Passed Senate - A.10174A Referred to Government Operations
Fiscal implications
None
Local fiscal implications
None
Effective date
Immediately
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