| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to flag etiquette; creating s. |
| 3 | 256.015, F.S.; requiring the Governor to order flags |
| 4 | to be flown at half-staff to honor fallen law |
| 5 | enforcement officers and firefighters; providing an |
| 6 | effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Section 256.015, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 11 | to read: |
| 12 | 256.015 Display of flag to honor fallen law enforcement |
| 13 | officers and firefighters.-The Governor shall order the flags at |
| 14 | all state buildings, facilities, and property to be flown at |
| 15 | half-staff from sunrise to sunset on the day of the funeral of |
| 16 | any law enforcement officer or firefighter who dies in the line |
| 17 | of duty. |
| 18 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012. |