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Florida Senate - 2004 (NP) SR 2006
By Senator Wilson
33-1611A-04
1 Senate Resolution No. ____
2 A resolution recognizing the 40th Anniversary
3 of the Civil Rights Act and the 35th
4 Anniversary of the Florida Commission on Human
5 Relations, and commending the Commission on its
6 many significant accomplishments.
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8 WHEREAS, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 gave the Federal
9 Government the right to end segregation, and
10 WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature, pursuant to the Civil
11 Rights Act, established the Florida Commission on Human
12 Relations, and
13 WHEREAS, the Florida Commission on Human Relations
14 promotes freedom from discrimination under the Civil Rights
15 Act, and
16 WHEREAS, the act includes, but is not limited to, the
17 elimination of discrimination based on race, color, religion,
18 gender, national origin, age, handicap, or marital status, and
19 WHEREAS, the Florida Commission on Human Relations
20 works to identify and eliminate discrimination in public
21 lodging, food service establishments, and certain private
22 clubs, and
23 WHEREAS, the Florida Commission on Human Relations
24 promotes and encourages mutual understanding and respect among
25 members of all economic, social, racial, religious, and ethnic
26 groups, and
27 WHEREAS, the Florida Commission on Human Relations
28 endeavors to eliminate discrimination against and antagonism
29 among religious, racial, and ethnic groups, and their members,
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Florida Senate - 2004 (NP) SR 2006
33-1611A-04
1 WHEREAS, more than 70,000 civil rights investigations
2 have been closed, more than $15 million has been negotiated
3 through the Commission's Mediation Unit, and thousands of
4 Floridians have been impacted through its Commission's
5 Community Relations Service Unit, and
6 WHEREAS, the year 2004 marks the 40th Anniversary of
7 the Civil Rights Act, and the 35th Anniversary of the Florida
8 Commission on Human Relations, NOW, THEREFORE,
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10 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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12 That the Florida Senate recognizes the 40th Anniversary
13 of the Civil Rights Act and the 35th Anniversary of the
14 Florida Commission on Human Relations and commends the
15 Commission on its energetic work and its many significant
16 accomplishments.
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