Bill Text: NY S01319 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the flag to be flown at half-staff to commemorate the death of certain first responders who passed away in performance of emergency response activities in this state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S01319 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S01319-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1319
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 14, 2019
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        Introduced  by Sens. SERINO, GALLIVAN, RITCHIE -- 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 authorizing  the  flag
          to  be  flown  at half-staff to commemorate the death of certain first
          responders
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  21  of  section 403 of the executive law, as
     2  amended by chapter 666 of the laws  of  2004,  is  amended  to  read  as
     3  follows:
     4    21. The flag shall be flown at full staff at all times except it shall
     5  be  flown at half-staff on the eleventh of September, known as September
     6  11th Remembrance Day, the seventh day of December, known as Pearl Harbor
     7  Day, and to commemorate the death of a personage of  national  or  state
     8  standing  or  of  a local serviceman, official or public servant who, in
     9  the opinion of the local agency concerned, contributed to the community.
    10  It may also be flown at half-staff during special  periods  of  mourning
    11  designated by the President of the United States or the Governor of this
    12  state.    The  Governor and all local agencies of this state shall order
    13  flags to be flown at half-staff to commemorate the death of  any  police
    14  officer,  firefighter,  emergency  medical technician, ambulance driver,
    15  paramedic, physician or registered nurse involved in  a  first  response
    16  team,  or  any  other  individual  who in the course of official duties,
    17  whether they were paid or volunteer, performed emergency response activ-
    18  ities in this state who passed away in performance of these duties.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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