00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 56                                                                           
01 "An Act establishing Alaska Firefighters' Day."                                                                         
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 44.12 is amended by adding a new section to article 2 to read:                                     
04            Sec. 44.12.140. Alaska Firefighters' Day. Alaska Firefighters' Day is                                      
05       established on the Sunday preceding October 9 each year to honor firefighters in the                              
06       state. If October 9 falls on a Sunday, then Alaska Firefighters' Day is on October 9.                             
07       Alaska Firefighters' Day may be observed by suitable observances and exercises by                                 
08       civic groups and the public.