A. The Arizona fallen firefighter memorial committee shall:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-1862

  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215

1. Establish an acceptable set of standards for persons to be memorialized on the Arizona fallen firefighter memorial that is located in Wesley Bolin Plaza.

2. Determine those persons who are eligible to be memorialized.

3. Plan and provide for additions to and maintenance of the Arizona fallen firefighter memorial on an annual basis.

4. Solicit private monetary donations or public monies from municipalities for deposit in the Arizona fallen firefighter memorial fund.

5. Conduct an annual fallen firefighter memorial service.

6. Determine those persons who are eligible for the tuition waiver scholarship pursuant to section 15-1808 and report the determination to the governor’s office and Arizona board of regents or to each community college district governing board, as applicable.

B. The committee may establish a subcommittee that is appointed by the committee chairperson to receive applications from and recommend tuition waiver scholarships for persons who are eligible for the tuition waiver scholarship pursuant to section 15-1808. The subcommittee shall forward any recommendation for a tuition waiver scholarship to the committee for approval.

C. The committee shall meet every January and May. The committee may conduct additional meetings in person or telephonically.