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Public Act 097-1124
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| SB3746 Enrolled | LRB097 17524 HEP 65682 b |
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AN ACT concerning volunteer emergency responders.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended by |
adding Section 126 as follows:
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(5 ILCS 490/126 new) |
Sec. 126. Volunteer Emergency Responder Appreciation Day. |
The third Thursday in May of each year is designated Volunteer |
Emergency Responder Appreciation Day in Illinois. Volunteer |
firefighters, rescue squads, divers, emergency medical |
technicians, and response teams sacrifice their time and lives |
for their communities with little or no compensation. Volunteer |
Emergency Responder Appreciation Day shall be observed |
throughout the State by the citizens of Illinois with civic |
remembrances of the sacrifices made on their behalf by the |
volunteer emergency responders of Illinois, especially the |
ultimate sacrifice given by those individuals who have lost |
their lives in the line of duty.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law. |