S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7575 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 19, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the presentment of flags which were lowered to half-staff in memorial of the death of any police officer or peace officer THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 845-a 2 to read as follows: 3 S 845-A. PRESENTMENT OF FLAGS LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF IN MEMORIAL OF THE 4 DEATH OF ANY POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER. IN THE EVENT THE GOVERNOR 5 ORDERS THE FLAGS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO BE 6 LOWERED TO HALF-STAFF, IN MEMORIAL OF THE DEATH OF ANY POLICE OFFICER OR 7 PEACE OFFICER IDENTIFIED IN THE CENTRAL STATE REGISTRY OF POLICE OFFI- 8 CERS AND PEACE OFFICERS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED 9 FORTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, IN COOPERATION WITH 10 THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, ARRANGE FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF A FLAG OF 11 THE UNITED STATES AND A FLAG OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH WERE FLYING 12 OVER THE CAPITOL BUILDING AT THE TIME SUCH FLAGS WERE LOWERED TO 13 HALF-STAFF IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER. UPON THE PROCUREMENT 14 OF SUCH FLAGS, THE COMMISSIONER, OR HIS OR HER REPRESENTATIVE, SHALL 15 OFFER THE PRESENTMENT OF SUCH FLAGS, WITHOUT COST, TO THE PERSON DESIG- 16 NATED TO DISPOSE OF THE REMAINS OF THE OFFICER, IN WHOSE HONOR SUCH 17 FLAGS WERE LOWERED IN MEMORIAL. 18 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10826-01-5