PRINTER'S NO. 2984
No. 2196 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY VEON, BEBKO-JONES, WALKO, LEDERER, SANTONI,
DERMODY, BELARDI, DeWEESE, WOJNAROSKI, FABRIZIO, COY,
SCRIMENTI, TRAVAGLIO, GERGELY, YOUNGBLOOD, GEORGE, HARHAI,
WILLIAMS, GEIST, LAUGHLIN, WANSACZ, STABACK, FREEMAN,
PALLONE, KOTIK, DONATUCCI, BELFANTI, GRUCELA, GOODMAN,
JOSEPHS, SOLOBAY, PISTELLA, COSTA, DALEY, LEACH, TANGRETTI,
KIRKLAND AND McGEEHAN, NOVEMBER 24, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, NOVEMBER 24, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, providing for Homeland Security Force.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Title 51 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
6 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
7 § 1109. Homeland Security Force.
8 The Pennsylvania National Guard shall include a permanent
9 Homeland Security Force comprised of at least 1,000 members.
10 Members of the Homeland Security Force shall be full-time,
11 active duty members of the Pennsylvania National Guard and shall
12 be specially trained to defend against and respond to terrorist
13 threats or attacks within this Commonwealth.
14 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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