Bill > SF374

This bill establishes Hmong Veterans Day as a state holiday in Minnesota on May 14th to honor the service and sacrifice of Southeast Asian and American allies who served in the Secret War in Laos during the Vietnam War. The bill designates May 14th as Hmong-Lao Veterans Memorial Day, encourages schools to educate students about Hmong history on this day, allows businesses to close and employees to take the day off, and requires the governor to order the American and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff on state property. The bill aims to recognize the significant contributions and sacrifices made by the Hmong people, who lost over 35,000 soldiers while supporting American troops and faced genocide after the war, leading many to flee to western countries.

Government Affairs, Military Affairs and Security

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0374&ssn=0&y=2019