Florida Senate - 2015                                    SB 1410
       
       
        
       By Senator Legg
       
       
       
       
       
       17-00958A-15                                          20151410__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the Honor and Remember flag;
    3         creating s. 256.16, F.S.; designating the Honor and
    4         Remember flag as an emblem of the state; authorizing
    5         the flag to be displayed at specified locations, on
    6         specified days, and in a specified manner; authorizing
    7         local governments to display the flag; authorizing
    8         each department, agency, or local government
    9         displaying the flag to establish certain regulations;
   10         authorizing the Department of Management Services to
   11         procure and distribute such flags; providing an
   12         effective date.
   13          
   14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   15  
   16         Section 1. Section 256.16, Florida Statutes, is created to
   17  read:
   18         256.16 Honor and Remember flag.—
   19         (1) The Honor and Remember flag, created by Honor and
   20  Remember, Inc., is designated as the state’s emblem of the
   21  service and sacrifice of the brave men and women of the United
   22  States Armed Forces who have given their lives in the line of
   23  duty.
   24         (2) The flag may be displayed:
   25         (a) At the following locations:
   26         1. Each state-owned building at which the United States
   27  flag is displayed.
   28         2. All state-owned military memorials.
   29         3. Any other state-owned location deemed appropriate.
   30         (b) On the following days:
   31         1. Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in May.
   32         2. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May.
   33         3. Flag Day, June 14.
   34         4. Independence Day, July 4.
   35         5. National POW-MIA Recognition Day, the third Friday in
   36  September.
   37         6. Veterans Day, November 11.
   38         7. Gold Star Mother’s Day, the last Sunday in September.
   39         (c) In a manner designed to ensure visibility to the
   40  public.
   41         (3) A local government may choose to display the flag in
   42  accordance with paragraphs (2)(b) and (c) at any local
   43  government building at which the United States flag is displayed
   44  and at any other local government location it deems appropriate.
   45         (4) By July 1, 2016, each department, agency, or other
   46  establishment responsible for a location specified in paragraph
   47  (2)(a), or a local government pursuant to subsection (3), may
   48  prescribe such regulations as necessary to carry out this
   49  section. Such regulations may not require an employee to report
   50  to work solely to provide for display of the flag.
   51         (5) By July 31, 2016, the Department of Management Services
   52  may begin procurement and distribution of the flag as necessary
   53  to comply with this section.
   54         Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.