Bill Text: NY A06200 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that the "Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag" shall be the official state flag for the raising of awareness of veteran suicide; directs the commissioner of general services to establish a protocol for the flying of such flag.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to governmental operations [A06200 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A06200-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6200

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     March 10, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Governmental Operations

        AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to a state flag  for  raising
          awareness of veteran suicide

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 92 to read
     2  as follows:
     3    § 92. State  flag  for  raising  awareness  of  veteran  suicide.  The
     4  "Suicide  Awareness  and  Remembrance  Flag" shall be the official state
     5  flag for the raising of awareness of veteran suicide.  The  commissioner
     6  of  general  services  shall establish a protocol for the flying of such
     7  flag.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08397-01-1