PRINTER'S NO. 2118
No. 1523 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY SALVATORE, CONTI, LAVALLE, TARTAGLIONE, EARLL,
WHITE, WAUGH, BELL, TOMLINSON, GERLACH, BRIGHTBILL, BOSCOLA,
STAPLETON, GREENLEAF, DENT, COSTA, HART, MOWERY, WENGER,
LEMMOND, TILGHMAN AND KASUNIC, SEPTEMBER 19, 2000
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, SEPTEMBER 19, 2000
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 4, 1992 (P.L.761, No.115), entitled
2 "An act designating May 15th as "Peace Officers Memorial Day"
3 in Pennsylvania; designating that week of May during which
4 May 15th occurs as "Police Week" in Pennsylvania; designating
5 the Sunday during Fire Prevention Week as "Firefighters'
6 Memorial Sunday"; and requiring that the flags of the United
7 States and this Commonwealth be flown at half-mast on May
8 15th," further providing for display of flags.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Section 1(c) of the act of December 4, 1992
12 (P.L.761, No.115), entitled "An act designating May 15th as
13 "Peace Officers Memorial Day" in Pennsylvania; designating that
14 week of May during which May 15th occurs as "Police Week" in
15 Pennsylvania; designating the Sunday during Fire Prevention Week
16 as "Firefighters' Memorial Sunday"; and requiring that the flags
17 of the United States and this Commonwealth be flown at half-mast
18 on May 15th," is amended to read:
19 Section 1. Police Officers memorial.
20 * * *
1 (c) Display of flags.--The flag of the United States and the
2 flag of this Commonwealth shall be flown at half-mast from all
3 public grounds and buildings of this Commonwealth [on] as
4 follows:
5 (1) On May 15th to honor peace officers who lost their
6 lives in the line of duty.
7 (2) Upon the death of a peace officer, firefighter or
8 paramedic killed in the line of duty.
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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