1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; changing the date designated for Fallen Firefighters 
1.3 	Memorial Day;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 10.585.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 10.585, is amended to read:
1.6 	10.585 FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL DAY.
1.7 	The first Sunday in October is designated as Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day 
1.8 	in honor of firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty.Every year each 
1.9 	American flag and Minnesota flag flown on the grounds of the Capitol area, as described 
1.10 	in section 15B.02, must be flown at half-staff on Minnesota's Fallen Firefighters Memorial 
1.11 	Day in honor of firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Minnesota's 
1.12 	observance of Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day shall occur on the same day the National 
1.13 	Firefighters Memorial Service takes place.