PRINTER'S NO. 1360
No. 1204 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY VEON, BELFANTI, WOJNAROSKI, HARHAI, CAPPABIANCA,
BUXTON, GEORGE, SOLOBAY, STABACK, MANDERINO, SANTONI, TIGUE,
THOMAS, JOSEPHS, GRUCELA, CAWLEY, STURLA, TRAVAGLIO,
CORRIGAN, MUNDY, BATTISTO, SEYFERT, MELIO, M. COHEN, McGILL,
FREEMAN, COSTA, YOUNGBLOOD, DALEY, SAYLOR, BELARDI, BEBKO-
JONES, KIRKLAND, MARKOSEK, B. SMITH, PESCI, LEDERER, KELLER,
GIGLIOTTI, SAINATO, MANN, SHANER, TRELLO, DeLUCA, YUDICHAK,
LAUGHLIN, READSHAW, SCRIMENTI, STERN, ROBERTS, ROONEY,
RAYMOND, PISTELLA, VAN HORNE, WALKO, SURRA, LEVDANSKY,
BROWNE, CIVERA, CURRY, SERAFINI, JAMES, RAMOS AND GEIST,
APRIL 12, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, APRIL 12, 1999
AN ACT
1 Designating April 28 of each year as "Workers' Memorial Day."
2 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
3 hereby enacts as follows:
4 Section 1. Designation of "Workers' Memorial Day."
5 (a) General rule.--April 28 of each year is designated as
6 "Workers' Memorial Day" in Pennsylvania, and the Governor is
7 authorized and directed to issue a proclamation each year
8 calling on the citizens of this Commonwealth to:
9 (1) Pay tribute to the memory of those courageous and
10 dedicated members of Pennsylvania's labor force who have died
11 as a result of accidents in the workplace.
12 (2) Honor those workers who have been injured or
13 disabled in workplace accidents.
1 (3) Recognize the integrity of Pennsylvania's work force
2 and its achievements on behalf of the economic growth of our
3 Commonwealth.
4 (4) Call for vigilance and increased safety in the
5 workplace.
6 (b) Restrictions.--
7 (1) No costs may be incurred with regard to the
8 observance of Workers' Memorial Day by the Commonwealth, a
9 political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality of
10 either.
11 (2) Workers' Memorial Day shall be regarded as a secular
12 or business day. The observance of this day may not be the
13 subject of a collective bargaining agreement to which the
14 Commonwealth, a political subdivision or an agency or
15 instrumentality of either is a party.
16 Section 2. Effective date.
17 This act shall take effect immediately.
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