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 435.311 – 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 […]
Section 435.331 – “Michigan Manufacturing Day”.
435.331 “Michigan Manufacturing Day”. Sec. 1. In recognition of the importance of manufacturing to the development of the state and its economy, the legislature declares that the Friday in the second full week of May shall be known as “Michigan Manufacturing Day”. History: 2004, Act 115, Imd. Eff. May 21, 2004
Section 435.332 – Manner of Celebration.
435.332 Manner of celebration. Sec. 2. To celebrate that day, the legislature encourages manufacturers to open their plants and facilities to young people, teachers, and parents and encourages visits to manufacturing plants and facilities to foster knowledge and appreciation of the historic, scientific, economic, and cultural significance of manufacturing in Michigan. History: 2004, Act 115, […]
Section 435.341 – Short Title.
435.341 Short title. Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “armed forces commemoration act”. History: 2004, Act 402, Imd. Eff. Nov. 15, 2004