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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Leavell

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

3/04/07

HB

SHORT TITLE Firefighters Day of Remembrance

SB 925

ANALYST Wilson

ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT (dollars in thousands)

FY07

FY08

FY09 3 Year

Total Cost

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

Total

$0.1

$0.1

$0.1 Recurring General

Fund &

Others

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 925 creates a firefighter day of remembrance each year on September 11.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

If the legislature intends September 11 of each year to be a day to remember and honor

firefighters in our thoughts with special ceremonies and in educational programs in the schools,

the provisions of this bill can be handled within existing budgets.

If the bill is meant to make September 11 a formal holiday for the State then the costs will be

much higher as there will be one less working day each year.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The legislature wishes to celebrate the important, brave and compassionate work of firefighters

and honor all firefighters who have fallen in the line of duty.

TECHNICAL ISSUES

The bill does not specify what a “day of remembrance" means.

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