HR 9029 2003
1	House Resolution
2	A resolution designating April 2, 2003, as "Sexual Assault
3	Awareness Day" in Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, sexual assault continues to be a major social and
6	health crisis in our society, affecting countless children and
7	adults in Florida as victims, family members, friends,
8	neighbors, or coworkers, and
9	WHEREAS, volunteers and service providers in the state are
10	working to provide a continuum of care to sexual assault
11	survivors through law enforcement, 24-hour hotlines, counseling,
12	support groups, advocacy, medical care, and education, and
13	WHEREAS, with a vision of a population free from the threat
14	of sexual violence, Florida seeks to improve services for
15	victims of sexual assault and to prevent further such tragedies
16	through public awareness and concern, and
17	WHEREAS, it is a matter of utmost importance that the
18	residents of Florida be made increasingly aware of this scourge
19	on our communities and encouraged to support entities that
20	provide services to victims touched in any way by sexual
21	violence, NOW, THEREFORE,
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23	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
24	Florida:
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26	That the House of Representatives designates April 2, 2003,
27	as "Sexual Assault Awareness Day" in Florida.