Section 8. Officer Michael H. Wise II Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Officer Michael H. Wise II was born and raised in Lebanon County. He graduated in 1990 from Cedar Crest High School and in 1993 from the Center for Emergency Medicine in Pittsburgh.
(2) After serving as an EMT and paramedic in Lebanon, and later for six years in Pittsburgh, Officer Wise returned to his roots in Lebanon County and settled in Myerstown.
(3) In 2002, Officer Wise fulfilled his lifelong dream of a career in law enforcement when he was hired as a police officer by the City of Reading and graduated from the Reading Police Academy.
(4) Officer Wise was tragically killed in the line of duty on June 5, 2004.
(5) Officer Wise is survived by his wife, daughter, parents, sister and extended family.
(6) Officer Wise's memory lives on through the Michael H. Wise II Foundation.
(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 422 in Lebanon County from Ramona Road to the Lebanon/Berks County line is hereby designated the Officer Michael H. Wise II Memorial Highway.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to traffic in both directions on the highway.