Assembly Bill A5780

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the state flag for raising awareness of neurodiversity

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A5780 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5169
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Law
Laws Affected:
Add §93, State L

2023-A5780 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-A5780 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5780
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 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:
 
   Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 93 to read
 as follows:
   § 93. STATE FLAG FOR RAISING AWARENESS OF NEURODIVERSITY. THE  "NEURO-
 DIVERSITY  FLAG"  SHALL  BE  THE  OFFICIAL STATE FLAG FOR THE RAISING OF
 AWARENESS OF NEURODIVERSITY. SUCH FLAG SHALL BE DEVELOPED BY THE  AUTISM
 SPECTRUM  DISORDERS  ADVISORY  BOARD  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION 13.42 OF THE
 MENTAL HYGIENE LAW AND REVIEWED AND UPDATED AS NECESSARY.
   § 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

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