How SB 395 changes current law

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The bill expands the requirements for displaying the POW/MIA flag and permits the display of the Honor and Remember flag from public buildings.

• Section 1(c)

  [the official POW/MIA flag until all POW's and MIA's return or are accounted for.] → the official POW/MIA flag until all POW's and MIA's return or are accounted for and, as provided under subsection (c.1), at all roadside rests and welcome centers operated by the Department of Transportation within the meaning of the act of June 7, 1961 (P.L.257, No.151), entitled "An act providing for the construction, erection and maintenance of roadside rests adjacent to State highway routes; providing for the acquisition of interests in land by gift, purchase or condemnation; granting powers to and imposing duties upon the Department of Transportation, the Secretary of Transportation, the Governor and the Department of General Services; authorizing rules and regulations and providing penalties for violations thereof, and making an appropriation," and the regulations promulgated under that act and at all Pennsylvania Turnpike service plazas.

  The requirement to display the POW/MIA flag has been expanded to include roadside rests, welcome centers, and Turnpike service plazas.

• Section 1(c.1)

  (1) The official POW/MIA flag shall be displayed at all roadside rests and welcome centers operated by the Department of Transportation and Pennsylvania Turnpike service plazas as provided under subsection (c) within 30 days of the effective date of this subsection if the official POW/MIA flag can be accommodated on an existing flag pole. If the official POW/MIA flag cannot be accommodated on an existing flag pole, the Department of Transportation and the Pennsylvania Turnpike shall submit, within 30 days of the effective date of this subsection, a plan to display the official POW/MIA flag as required under subsection (c) by December 31, 2021, to the following: (i) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the State Government Committee of the Senate. (ii) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the State Government Committee of the House of Representatives. (iii) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the Transportation Committee of the Senate. (iv) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives. (2) The Department of Transportation and the Pennsylvania Turnpike shall report compliance with the requirements under subsection (c) on or before December 31, 2021, to the following: (i) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the State Government Committee of the Senate. (ii) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the State Government Committee of the House of Representatives. (iii) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the Transportation Committee of the Senate. (iv) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives.

  The bill outlines specific requirements and deadlines for displaying the POW/MIA flag at roadside rests and welcome centers, including reporting compliance.

• Section 1(e)

  In addition to any powers and duties imposed by this section, the Governor shall permit the display of the official Honor and Remember flag from the flagpoles of any public building or ground in this Commonwealth.

  The Governor is now required to allow the display of the Honor and Remember flag from public buildings.