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                   Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
                           Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair

                                           369 (Maldonado)
          
          Hearing Date:  5/4/2009         Amended: 4/28/2009
          Consultant:  Maureen Ortiz      Policy Vote: VA 7-0
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          BILL SUMMARY:   SB 369 requires the National League of POW/MIA  
          Families flag be flown at all state-owned buildings and  
          facilities during business hours where the United States and the  
          California state flags are currently flown, if the flag can be  
          attached to existing structures. 
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                            Fiscal Impact (in thousands)

           Major Provisions         2009-10      2010-11       2011-12     Fund
                                                                  
          POW/MIA flags                            $22       $0             
                   $0               General
                                                               $83          
                    $0                    $0                Special*

          *Various Special Funds
            
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          STAFF COMMENTS:  The author has recently amended SB 369 to  
          clarify that the state-owned buildings will only be required to  
          fly the POW/MIA flag if it can be attached to existing flagpoles  
          or other existing structures on which the United States flag or  
          California flag currently fly.  There had been some confusion  
          over the interpretation of the previous language in the bill  
          requiring state agencies to fly the POW/MIA flag "to the extent  
          structurally feasible".  Additionally, SB 369 authorizes the  
          state to accept donations of the POW/MIA flags and related  
          materials. 
          
          There are approximately 1,500 state-owned buildings that will  
          have purchase the POW/MIA flag with costs ranging from $45 to  
          $70 per flag.  Approximately 314 of those buildings are under  
          General Fund departments, consequently, the maximum General Fund  
          cost will be about $22,000 with the remainder of the above costs  
          resulting from various Special Funds.  Since the bill provides  
          that the flag is required only to the extent there is an  










          existing structure on which to fly the flag, not all state  
          buildings will be required to purchase the flag, and, therefore,  
          actual costs will likely be much lower.  
           
          Existing law already requires the POW/MIA flag to be flown at  
          certain state buildings including: 1) all National Guard  
          armories, 2) DVA, 3) Military Dept, 4) State Capitol, 5) BT&H,  
          6) CalEPA, 7) H&HS Agency, 8) Office of Child Development and  
          Education, 9) Resources Agency, 10) State and Consumer Services,  
          and 11) Youth and Adult Correctional Agency, therefore, there  
          will not be any additional costs to these entities.  

          This flag is currently flown only on specific dates including:  
          1) Armed Forces Day,
          2) Memorial Day, 3) Flag Day, 4) Independence Day, 5) National  
          POW/MIA Day, and 
          6) Veterans Day.  The flag of the National League of POW/MIA  
          Families is a black and white banner symbolizing those members  
          of the United States Armed Forces who are listed as POW or MIA.