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FL S1110
Bill
Status
2/15/2011
Primary Sponsor
Anitere Flores
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AI Summary
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Designates March 25, 2013, as a legal holiday and official observance date for the 40th anniversary of the end of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War (moved from March 29, 2013, which falls on Good Friday).
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Establishes "Vietnam Veterans' Day" to be proclaimed annually by the Governor on March 29, beginning in 2014, to honor veterans who served during the Vietnam Era.
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Requires the Department of Veterans' Affairs to promote and support community events, parades, and ceremonies commemorating the 40th anniversary and subsequent Vietnam Veterans' Day observances.
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Creates a Vietnam Veterans specialty license plate with an annual use fee of $25, with revenues deposited into the Department of Veterans' Affairs Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund for grants and promotion of Vietnam Veterans' Day activities.
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Establishes a special volunteer advisory board composed of Vietnam veterans to review and make recommendations regarding commemorative activities and expenditures of private funds supporting these observances.
Legislative Description
40th Anniversary/U.S. End of Involvement/Vietnam
Last Action
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
5/7/2011