CHAPTER 78
SB 525 – FINAL VERSION
03/20/08 1035s
2008 SESSION
04/09
SENATE BILL 525
AN ACT establishing the first Saturday in May as Emergency Medical Services Provider Recognition Day.
SPONSORS: Sen. Cilley, Dist 6; Sen. Clegg, Dist 14; Sen. DeVries, Dist 18; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Hassan, Dist 23; Sen. Kelly, Dist 10; Sen. Kenney, Dist 3; Sen. Letourneau, Dist 19; Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Sen. Reynolds, Dist 2; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9; Sen. Sgambati, Dist 4; Rep. W. Knowles, Straf 6
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill establishes the first Saturday in May as Emergency Medical Services Provider Recognition day.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/20/08 1035s
08-2636
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT establishing the first Saturday in May as Emergency Medical Services Provider Recognition Day.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
78:1 New Section; Powers of Governor and Council; Emergency Medical Services Provider Recognition Day. Amend RSA 4 by inserting after section 13-m the following new section:
4:13-n Emergency Medical Services Provider Recognition Day. In recognition of the service given by the men and women who, night and day, serve the people of this state as first responders, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics, and inviting the governments, communities, and people of this state to observe such day with appropriate ceremonies and activities, the governor shall proclaim the first Saturday in May of each year as Emergency Medical Services Provider Recognition Day in honor of the emergency medical services providers who have been killed or disabled in the line of duty and those still serving.
78:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 21, 2008
Effective Date: July 20, 2008