To enact section 5902.10 of the Revised Code to require the Governor to issue an official notice of the death of an Ohio resident killed by hostile fire as a member of the United States armed forces or the National Guard and to order the lowering of flags on the day of the person's funeral.

Section 1.  That section 5902.10 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 5902.10.  The director of veterans services shall notify the governor whenever the director becomes aware that a person who is an Ohio resident and who is a member of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard has been killed by hostile fire. Upon receipt of such a notice, the governor shall order that all state agencies and political subdivisions of this state fly at half-staff on the day of that person's funeral the United States flag, the flag of this state, and any relevant military flag, if the state agency or political subdivision possesses such a flag.