Bill Text: PA HB1052 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating September 11 of each year as "Pennsylvania Emergency Responders' Day."

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-23 - Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS [HB1052 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB1052-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1222
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1052 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY D. COSTA, MATZIE, DeLUCA, DEASY, THOMAS, ARGALL, BAKER, BARBIN, BARRAR, BEAR, BELFANTI, BEYER, BISHOP, BOBACK, BOYD, BRENNAN, BROOKS, BROWN, CAUSER, COHEN, CONKLIN, COX, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EACHUS, EVERETT, FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GROVE, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARPER, HARRIS, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, KILLION, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MARSICO, McCALL, McGEEHAN, McILVAINE SMITH, MELIO, MENSCH, METZGAR, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, MUNDY, MURT, MUSTIO, MYERS, OBERLANDER, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE, PETRI, PICKETT, QUINN, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROAE, ROHRER, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, SWANGER, TRUE, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WHITE AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 23, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, MARCH 23, 2009
AN ACT
Designating September 11 of each year as "Pennsylvania Emergency
Responders' Day."
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. September 11 designation.
September 11 of each year shall be known as "Pennsylvania
Emergency Responders' Day."
Section 2. Purpose.
This day shall be set apart as a day of gratitude to and
profound respect for all past and present firefighters, public
safety providers, drivers of emergency vehicles, emergency
medical service prehospital providers, emergency dispatchers,
first response teams, police officers and all who serve in this
Commonwealth as emergency and disaster responders. This day
shall affirm that these heroes help our citizens every day in
extraordinary ways.
Section 3. Observance of day.
This day shall be observed by citizens and political
subdivisions by:
(1) Devoting some part of the day to the recognition of
all local public safety personnel.
(2) Making an effort to emphasize the duty of citizens
to cooperate with and acknowledge the efforts of public
safety personnel.
(3) Observing a moment of silence in recognition of the
events of September 11, 2001, for those who lost their lives
that day and for all who have lost their lives in the
selfless effort of making Pennsylvania safer for all.
Section 4. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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