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House Bill 9089




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9089

        By Representative Frankel






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution declaring April 20, 1997, through

  3         April 26, 1997, as Teen Pregnancy Prevention

  4         Awareness Week.

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  6         WHEREAS, we the citizens of the State of Florida

  7  believe that the children of this state should be born

  8  healthy, grow up in a safe and nurturing environment, have the

  9  full support of their mother and father, experience

10  educational success, achieve economic independence, and reach

11  their fullest potential in life, and

12         WHEREAS, teen pregnancy and parenting increases the

13  likelihood of low birth weight, developmental delays and

14  disabilities, and child abuse and neglect for the infant; and

15  disruption of education, decreased income potential, economic

16  dependence on welfare, and subsequent pregnancies during her

17  teenage years for the mother, and

18         WHEREAS, the burden associated with teen pregnancy and

19  parenting is also borne by the taxpayers of Florida through

20  increased costs in the areas of health care, education,

21  welfare, and juvenile crime, and

22         WHEREAS, in each of the last seven years, more than

23  17,000 of Florida's children from ages 10 through 18 years

24  have given birth to children, and

25         WHEREAS, a summit on the prevention of teen pregnancy

26  which included private and public representation from around

27  the state identified public awareness as an important strategy

28  for addressing this problem, and

29         WHEREAS, the prevention of teen pregnancy should be a

30  priority for the State of Florida, and

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9089

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  1         WHEREAS, the State of Florida should further focus its

  2  attention on the prevention of teen pregnancy by building

  3  awareness of the causes, extent, and consequences of the

  4  problem; building linkages between local, state, and national

  5  resources; and calling its citizens to action in their

  6  communities to address this critical issue, NOW, THEREFORE,

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  8  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

  9  Florida:

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11         That the week of April 20, 1997, through April 26,

12  1997, is declared to be Teen Pregnancy Prevention Awareness

13  Week.

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