PRINTER'S NO. 1205
No. 1033 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY SHIMKUS, SOLOBAY, THOMAS, BAKER, BARRAR, BISHOP,
BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CONKLIN, COX, CURRY, DALEY, DONATUCCI,
EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, GALLOWAY, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GODSHALL,
GOODMAN, HERSHEY, HORNAMAN, W. KELLER, KENNEY, KORTZ, MANN,
MANTZ, MARKOSEK, McCALL, McGEEHAN, MELIO, MILLARD, MOYER,
MUSTIO, PETRONE, PICKETT, RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW, ROSS,
SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, STABACK,
SURRA, R. TAYLOR, TRUE, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WANSACZ, WATSON,
YUDICHAK, BEAR, HARPER, MUNDY, PALLONE, SONNEY, HESS,
FABRIZIO, QUINN, WOJNAROSKI, PARKER, YOUNGBLOOD, ROHRER,
BELFANTI, RUBLEY, PHILLIPS, KULA AND LEACH, APRIL 5, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, APRIL 5, 2007
AN ACT
1 Designating September 11 of each year as "Pennsylvania Emergency
2 Responders' Day."
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. September 11 designation.
6 September 11 of each year shall be known as "Pennsylvania
7 Emergency Responders' Day."
8 Section 2. Purpose.
9 This day shall be set apart as a day of gratitude to and
10 profound respect for all past and present firefighters, public
11 safety providers, ambulance drivers, emergency medical
12 technicians, emergency dispatchers, first response teams, police
13 officers and all who serve in this Commonwealth as emergency and
1 disaster responders. This day shall affirm that these heroes
2 help our citizens every day in extraordinary ways.
3 Section 3. Observance of day.
4 This day shall be observed by citizens and political
5 subdivisions by:
6 (1) Devoting some part of the day to the recognition of
7 all local public safety personnel.
8 (2) Making an effort to emphasize the duty of citizens
9 to cooperate with and acknowledge the efforts of public
10 safety personnel.
11 (3) Observing a moment of silence in recognition of the
12 events of September 11, 2001, for those who lost their lives
13 that day and for all who have lost their lives in the
14 selfless effort of making Pennsylvania safer for all.
15 Section 4. Effective date.
16 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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