§136. Prisoner of War - Missing in Action Recognition Day
The Governor annually shall issue a proclamation designating the 3rd Friday in September as Prisoner of War - Missing in Action Recognition Day in remembrance of the courage and plight of American prisoners of war and those missing in action. The proclamation must recommend that the day be observed in an appropriate manner. The State of Maine flag must be flown at half staff when the Governor considers it appropriate. The Governor may issue the proclamation through a media outlet as defined in Title 3, section 312‑A, subsection 10‑B. The Department of Education and the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, Maine Bureau of Veterans' Services shall make appropriate information available to citizens, schools, organizations and groups within the limits of their budgets. [PL 2011, c. 490, §1 (AMD); PL 2019, c. 377, §6 (REV).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 302, §1 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 490, §1 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 377, §6 (REV).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 5: COMMEMORATIVE DAYS AND WEEKS
1 §111. National Arbor Day (REPEALED)
1 §113. American History Month
1 §114. Armistice Day (REPEALED)
1 §115. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (REPEALED)
1 §118. Maine Cultural Heritage Week
1 §120. Saint Jean-Baptiste Day
1 §121. Maine Clean Water Week
1 §122. National Women's History Week (REPEALED)
1 §124. Maine Business Women's Week
1 §125. Alcohol Awareness Week
1 §127. Maine Merchant Marine Day
1 §129. Margaret Chase Smith Day
1 §131. Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day
1 §133. Landowner Recognition Day
1 §135. Firefighter's Recognition Day
1 §136. Prisoner of War - Missing in Action Recognition Day
1 §137. Organ Donor Awareness Day
1 §138. Major-General Henry Knox Day
1 §140. Maine Youth Field and Stream Day
1 §141. Colonel Freeman McGilvery Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 139)
1 §142. Destroyer Escort Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 139)
1 §143. Maine Small Business Week (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 139)
1 §144. Veterans' Week (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 139)
1 §145. Equal Pay Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 140)
1 §147. Maine Aviation and Aerospace Education Week (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 146)
1 §149. Community Giving Week (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 148)
1 §150-A. Cold War Victory Day
1 §150-B. Missing Persons Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 150)
1 §150-C. Native American Veterans Day
1 §150-E. Lyme Disease Awareness Month
1 §150-F. Governor William King Day
1 §150-G. Vietnam War Veterans Day
1 §150-H. Juneteenth Independence Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 150-F)
1 §150-I. Maine Korean War Veteran Recognition Day
1 §150-J. Invite Your Maine Legislator to School Month
1 §150-K. Maine Seniors Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 150-J)
1 §150-L. Native American Heritage and Culture Day
1 §150-M. Veterans in the Arts and Humanities Day
1 §150-N. Maine Community Litter Cleanup Day
1 §150-O. Maine Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
1 §150-P. First Responders Day (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 1, SECTION 150-O)