House Bill 9453

    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HR 9453

        By Representative Kosmas






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution proclaiming the week of April 19

  3         to April 25, 1998, as Florida Organ and Tissue

  4         Donor Awareness Week.

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  6         WHEREAS, organ donor awareness has been a subject long

  7  pursued by many organizations in this state, and

  8         WHEREAS, organ transplant support groups have been

  9  active throughout the state and have been actively involved in

10  the pursuit of public awareness, and

11         WHEREAS, organ transplant support groups for

12  pretransplant and post-transplant patients have proven to be

13  an effective means of helping patients and their families, and

14         WHEREAS, organ transplant support groups, by way of

15  their members, have proven to be an effective resource in

16  helping to educate the public, and

17         WHEREAS, increased awareness of organ donation and

18  transplantation will benefit and contribute to improved health

19  of the residents of this state, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

22  Florida:

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24         That the House of Representatives of the State of

25  Florida proclaims the week of April 19 to April 25, 1998, as

26  Florida Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week in support of

27  National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week.

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