HR 9057

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing the 40th Anniversary of the Civil
3	Rights Act and the 35th Anniversary of the Florida
4	Commission on Human Relations and commending the
5	Commission on its many significant accomplishments.
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7	WHEREAS, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 gave the Federal
8	Government the right to end segregation, and
9	WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature, pursuant to the Civil
10	Rights Act, established the Florida Commission on Human
11	Relations, and
12	WHEREAS, the Florida Commission on Human Relations promotes
13	freedom from discrimination under the Civil Rights Act, and
14	WHEREAS, the act includes, but is not limited to, the
15	elimination of discrimination based on race, color, religion,
16	gender, national origin, age, handicap, or marital status, and
17	WHEREAS, the Florida Commission on Human Relations works to
18	identify and eliminate discrimination in public lodging, food
19	service establishments, and certain private clubs, and
20	WHEREAS, the Florida Commission on Human Relations promotes
21	and encourages mutual understanding and respect among members of
22	all economic, social, racial, religious, and ethnic groups, and
23	WHEREAS, the Florida Commission on Human Relations
24	endeavors to eliminate discrimination against and antagonism
25	among religious, racial, and ethnic groups, and their members,
26	and
27	WHEREAS, more than 70,000 civil rights investigations have
28	been closed, more than $15 million has been negotiated through
29	the Commission's Mediation Unit, and thousands of Floridians
30	have been impacted through the Commission's Community Relations
31	Service Unit, and
32	WHEREAS, the year 2004 marks the 40th Anniversary of the
33	Civil Rights Act and the 35th Anniversary of the Florida
34	Commission on Human Relations, NOW, THEREFORE,
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36	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
37	Florida:
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39	That the Florida House of Representatives recognizes the
40	40th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act and the 35th
41	Anniversary of the Florida Commission on Human Relations and
42	commends the Commission on its energetic work and its many
43	significant accomplishments.

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