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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the display of flags by
3 governmental entities; creating s. 256.045, F.S.;
4 providing that certain governmental agencies and units
5 of local government may only display specified flags;
6 providing an effective date.
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. Section 256.045, Florida Statutes, is created
11 to read:
12 256.045 Display of flags; governmental agencies, local
13 governments, or other units of local government.—A governmental
14 agency, local government, or other unit of local government may,
15 for exhibition or display, only expose the following flags to
16 public view:
17 (1) The state flag that meets the protocol on flag display
18 adopted by the Governor pursuant to s. 256.015.
19 (2) The United States flag that meets the requirements of
20 s. 256.11.
21 (3) The POW-MIA flag that meets the requirements of s.
22 256.12, s. 256.13, or s. 256.14.
23 (4) The official state Firefighter Memorial Flag at state -
24 owned locations that meets the requirements of s. 256.16.
25 (5) The state flag at public schools that meets the
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26 requirements of s. 256.032.
27 (6) The flag of the United States and the state flag on
28 the grounds of each public postsecondary educational institution
29 and on every district school board building or grounds, and the
30 flag of the United States in each classroom of a public K-20
31 educational institution, that meets the requirements of s.
32 1000.06.
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34 No other flag may be exposed to public view for exhibition or
35 display, in any manner, by a governmental agency, local
36 government, or unit of local government.
37 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.
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