State
of New Jersey
Executive
Order #30
Governor James
E. McGreevey
WHEREAS, September
11, 2002 marks the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York,
Washington and Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, on this
date, remembrance ceremonies and other memorial events, both public and
private, will be taking place;
WHEREAS, more than
one quarter of the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks were New
Jerseyans, with nearly seven hundred of our residents killed in the attacks;
and
WHEREAS, the lives
of hundreds of New Jersey families have been drastically affected, through
the loss of a parent, spouse, child or other loved one; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting
that this day be observed with appropriate solemnity, in tribute to the
thousands of innocent victims who perished in the attacks;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, JAMES E. MCGREEVEY, Governor of the State of New Jersey, by virtue
of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and by the Statutes
of this State, do hereby ORDER AND DIRECT:
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The flag of
the United States of America and the flag of the State of New Jersey
shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies,
instrumentalities and all public buildings during appropriate hours
on September 11, 2002 in recognition and mourning of all of those
lost in the September 11th attacks, and particularly, those lost from
our home State.
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State employees
who lost an immediate family member in the attacks on September 11,
2001 and who wish to take the day off from work on September 11, 2002
shall be granted a paid day off on that date, upon written notice
to the agency or division at which they are employed.
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Immediate family
member for purposes of this ORDER means an employee's spouse, child,
legal ward, foster child, grandchild, father, mother, legal guardian,
grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law,
brother-in-law, sister-in-law and other individuals residing in the
employee's household.
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This Order shall
take effect immediately.
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Given, under
my hand and seal this
28th day of August
in the Year of our Lord, Two
Thousand and Two, and of the
Independence of the United
States, the Two Hundred and
Twenty-Seventh.
/s/ James E.
McGreevey
Governor
[seal]
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Attest:
/s/ Paul A. Levinsohn
Chief Counsel to the Governor
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