Bill Text: NJ A286 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that MIA-OON flag be displayed at certain public buildings annually for 30 days beginning September 11.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-12 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly State Government Committee [A286 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-A286-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
214th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman DAVID C. RUSSO
District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)
Assemblywoman JOAN M. VOSS
District 38 (Bergen)
Assemblyman VINCENT PRIETO
District 32 (Bergen and Hudson)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman O'Scanlon and Assemblywoman Wagner
SYNOPSIS
Provides that MIA-OON flag be displayed at certain public buildings annually for 30 days beginning September 11.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act providing that the Missing In Attack On Our Nation flag, commonly known as the MIA-OON flag, be displayed at certain public buildings in this State and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. On September 11, 2001, the United States suffered the largest loss of life on its soil as a result of hostile attack in its history;
b. Nearly 3,000 Americans, including 679 from this State, lost their life in the September 11 terrorist attacks;
c. Our nation deeply mourns the loss of those lives and memorializes them through continued commitment to democratic ideals;
d. A former U.S. Marine, Ronald James Sorenson, designed a unique flag honoring all the victims of terrorist attacks;
e. The Missing In Attack On Our Nation, or MIA-OON, flag represents an unparalleled opportunity for citizens and residents in this State, to vividly demonstrate their support for the families of terrorism victims and all those afflicted by illnesses related to the aftermath of September 11; and
f. Displaying the MIA-OON flag at public buildings throughout the State will ensure that our government will always recognize and remember its citizens who were lost on September 11 and the families which will always endure their sacrifice.
2. The MIA-OON flag, which depicts a black silhouette of a mother holding a child's hand upon a field of yellow above the words "You Will Always Be Remembered. 9-11," shall be displayed at public buildings in the State annually for 30 days beginning September 11, provided the flag is available for display.
As used in this section, "public buildings" means the principal municipal building in each municipality, the principal county building in each county seat, and the State House in Trenton.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill provides that public buildings in this State display the MIA-OON flag, designed by a former United States Marine, to honor the victims of terrorist attacks. The public buildings where the flag is to be displayed include: the principal municipal building in each municipality, the principal county building in each county seat, and the State House in Trenton. The Rhode Island House of Representatives has passed a resolution urging the governor to display the flag. The New York Legislature has proposed legislation to display the flag.
The states may purchase the flag from the official flag maker Gates Flag and Banner Company. In case the flag is not available the state may select another flag company.
The MIA-OON flag is comprised of fields of black and yellow. The yellow field is accompanied by a black silhouette of a woman holding a child's hand above the words "You Will Always Be Remembered. 9-11." The flag is to be displayed annually for 30 days beginning September 11.
