Rep. Donald L. Moffitt

Filed: 4/24/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3746

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3746 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended by
5adding Section 126 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 490/126 new)
7    Sec. 126. Volunteer Emergency Responder Appreciation Day.
8The third Thursday in May of each year is designated Volunteer
9Emergency Responder Appreciation Day in Illinois. Volunteer
10firefighters, rescue squads, divers, emergency medical
11technicians, and response teams sacrifice their time and lives
12for their communities with little or no compensation. Volunteer
13Emergency Responder Appreciation Day shall be observed
14throughout the State by the citizens of Illinois with civic
15remembrances of the sacrifices made on their behalf by the
16volunteer emergency responders of Illinois, especially the

 

 

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1ultimate sacrifice given by those individuals who have lost
2their lives in the line of duty.
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.".