PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2118 PRINTER'S NO. 2236
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
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, OCTOBER 11, 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," PROVIDING FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL; AND <--
9 further providing for display of flags.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. Section 1(c) THE TITLE AND SECTION 1(B) AND (C) <--
13 of the act of December 4, 1992 (P.L.761, No.115), entitled "An
14 act designating May 15th as "Peace Officers Memorial Day" in
15 Pennsylvania; designating that week of May during which May 15th
16 occurs as "Police Week" in Pennsylvania; designating the Sunday
17 during Fire Prevention Week as "Firefighters' Memorial Sunday";
18 and requiring that the flags of the United States and this
19 Commonwealth be flown at half-mast on May 15th," is ARE amended <--
20 to read:
1 AN ACT <--
2 DESIGNATING MAY 15TH AS "PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY" IN
3 PENNSYLVANIA; DESIGNATING THAT WEEK OF MAY DURING WHICH MAY
4 15TH OCCURS AS "POLICE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL WEEK"
5 IN PENNSYLVANIA; DESIGNATING THE SUNDAY DURING FIRE
6 PREVENTION WEEK AS "FIREFIGHTERS' MEMORIAL SUNDAY"; AND
7 REQUIRING THAT THE FLAGS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THIS
8 COMMONWEALTH BE FLOWN AT HALF-MAST ON MAY 15TH.
9 Section 1. Police Officers memorial.
10 * * *
11 (B) PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY; POLICE AND EMERGENCY <--
12 SERVICES PERSONNEL WEEK.--MAY 15TH IS DESIGNATED AS "PEACE
13 OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY" IN PENNSYLVANIA IN HONOR OF PEACE
14 OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND DESIGNATE
15 THAT WEEK OF MAY DURING WHICH MAY 15TH OCCURS AS "POLICE AND
16 EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL WEEK" IN PENNSYLVANIA IN
17 RECOGNITION OF OUR COUNTRY'S COURAGEOUS PEACE OFFICERS AND
18 EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL INCLUDING PARAMEDICS, RESCUE SQUAD
19 AND AMBULANCE SERVICE PERSONNEL.
20 (c) Display of flags.--The flag of the United States and the
21 flag of this Commonwealth shall be flown at half-mast from all
22 public grounds and buildings of this Commonwealth [on] as
23 follows:
24 (1) On May 15th to honor peace officers who lost their
25 lives in the line of duty.
26 (2) Upon the death of a peace officer, firefighter or
27 paramedic EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL killed in the line of <--
28 duty. THE TERM EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL SHALL INCLUDE ANY <--
29 PARAMEDIC, RESCUE SQUAD AND AMBULANCE SERVICES PERSONNEL.
30 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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