Bill Text: NY A05780 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the "Neurodiversity Flag" as the official state flag for raising awareness of neurodiversity.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to governmental operations [A05780 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A05780-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5780

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     March 23, 2023
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEAWRIGHT  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Governmental Operations

        AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation  to  establishing  the  state
          flag for raising awareness of neurodiversity

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 93 to read
     2  as follows:
     3    § 93. State flag for raising awareness of neurodiversity. The  "Neuro-
     4  diversity  Flag"  shall  be  the  official state flag for the raising of
     5  awareness of neurodiversity. Such flag shall be developed by the  autism
     6  spectrum  disorders  advisory  board  pursuant  to  section 13.42 of the
     7  mental hygiene law and reviewed and updated as necessary.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07000-01-3