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H. B. No. 565 As IntroducedAs Introduced
130th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2013-2014 |
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A BILL
To enact section 5902.10 of the Revised Code to
require the Director of Veterans Services to
notify the Governor when an Ohio resident who is a
member of the armed forces has been killed by
hostile fire, and to require the Governor to order
state and subdivision flags to be flown at
half-staff on the day of the individual's funeral.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
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 an Ohio
resident 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 the United
States flag, the state flag, and any relevant military flag be
flown at half-staff on the day of the service member's funeral at
the statehouse and at any other state building, facility, or
installation otherwise displaying such a flag and at the
courthouse or principal government building and any other
building, facility, or installation of any political subdivision
otherwise displaying such a flag.
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