Section 435.343 – Flags.
435.343 Flags. Sec. 3. The flags of each branch shall be flown over the state capitol building in Lansing annually on the commemoration date for each branch identified in section 2. History: 2004, Act 402, Imd. Eff. Nov. 15, 2004
Section 435.351 – Police Officers Memorial Day; Firefighters Memorial Day.
435.351 Police Officers Memorial Day; Firefighters Memorial Day. Sec. 1. (1) In recognition of the men and women who have lost their lives in the line of duty while serving as law enforcement officers in the state of Michigan, May 15 of each year shall be known as “Police Officers Memorial Day”. (2) In recognition […]
Section 435.352 – Flags at Public Buildings; Memorial Ceremony.
435.352 Flags at public buildings; memorial ceremony. Sec. 2. On these days, all flags at public buildings shall be lowered to half staff in honor and appreciation of fallen law enforcement officers and firefighters. Each community throughout the state is encouraged to conduct a memorial ceremony, and the state’s citizens are encouraged to pause and […]
Section 435.361 – Juneteenth National Freedom Day; Sojourner Truth Day.
435.361 Juneteenth National Freedom Day; Sojourner Truth Day. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature recognizes that slavery existed in this country for more than 200 years. Millions of African-Americans were brought to this country as slaves stacked in the bottom of slave ships in a 5- to 12-week journey across the Atlantic Ocean known as the […]
Section 435.301 – “Cesar E. Chavez day.”
435.301 “Cesar E. Chavez Day.” Sec. 1. (1) The legislature recognizes the fundamental contribution that Cesar E. Chavez made to this nation by organizing farm workers to campaign for safe and fair working conditions, reasonable wages, decent housing, and the outlawing of child labor. Cesar E. Chavez began working in the fields of Arizona and […]
Section 435.302 – “President Gerald R. Ford day.”
435.302 “President Gerald R. Ford Day.” Sec. 2. (1) The legislature recognizes the exceptional contributions to American life, history, and leadership made by Gerald R. Ford, the thirty-eighth president of the United States and the only United States president from Michigan, who for decades has served the United States and the state of Michigan. For […]
Section 435.303 – “Henry Ford day.”
435.303 “Henry Ford Day.” Sec. 3. (1) The legislature recognizes the outstanding contributions to American life, history, and culture made by Henry Ford, founder of Ford motor company and a man of great vision. During most of his life, Henry Ford resided in Dearborn. He pioneered industrial mass production methods and made an automobile that […]
Section 435.311 – Holocaust Remembrance; Designation.
435.311 Holocaust remembrance; designation. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature recognizes that the horrors of the Holocaust should never be forgotten. The Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and annihilation of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945. In addition to the murder of some 6,000,000 Jews, millions more, including the […]
Section 435.312 – Holocaust Remembrance; Reflection.
435.312 Holocaust remembrance; reflection. Sec. 2. The legislature encourages individuals, educational institutions, and social, community, religious, labor, and business organizations to pause on Holocaust remembrance day and during the Days of Remembrance and reflect upon the terrible events of the Holocaust, so that as a society we will remain vigilant against hatred, persecution, and tyranny […]
Section 435.321 – “Willie Horton Day”.
435.321 “Willie Horton Day”. Sec. 1. The legislature recognizes the fundamental contribution that Willie Horton has made to the city of Detroit and the state of Michigan through his humanitarian works. Raised in a Detroit housing project, Willie fulfilled a boyhood dream by playing for his hometown team, the Detroit Tigers. Throughout his career, Willie […]