A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize fire departments to honor deceased or retiring firefighters by awarding them with their fire helmets.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 153A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 153A-236. Honoring deceased or retiring firefighters.
A fire department established pursuant to this Article may, in its discretion, award to a retiring firefighter or a surviving relative of a deceased firefighter, upon request, the fire helmet of the deceased or retiring firefighter, at a price determined by that department."
SECTION 2.  Chapter 160A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 160A-294.1. Honoring deceased or retiring firefighters.
A fire department established pursuant to this Article may, in its discretion, award to a retiring firefighter or a surviving relative of a deceased firefighter , upon request, the fire helmet of the deceased or retiring firefighter, at a price determined by that department."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.