Senate Bill sb2160

    Florida Senate - 2005        (NP)                      SR 2160

    By Senator Campbell





    32-227A-05

  1                    Senate Resolution No. ____

  2         A resolution recognizing April 6, 2005, as

  3         "Broward Days Day" in Tallahassee.

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  5         WHEREAS, Broward Days is an independent, nonprofit, and

  6  nonpartisan group advocating for the diverse needs and

  7  concerns of Broward County, Florida, during an annual local

  8  legislative issues forum for the state, and

  9         WHEREAS, Broward Days Tallahassee 2005 is April 5th and

10  6th, 2005, and

11         WHEREAS, Broward Days is one of the largest and most

12  diverse organizations of its kind, with over 600 active

13  community leaders and sponsors serving as a voice for issues

14  and concerns of Broward County, and

15         WHEREAS, Broward Days' effectiveness stems from the

16  work of members who volunteer to lead legislative issues teams

17  and the teams' participants, and

18         WHEREAS, the teams' objective is to improve the quality

19  of life for all Floridians by advocating for issues of

20  concern, and

21         WHEREAS, the following legislative issues teams are

22  represented this year at Broward Days: 2-1-1 Community, Social

23  Services & Disaster Information, Children's Issues, Court

24  Funding, Creative Industries and Film, Disabilities, Domestic

25  Security, Economic Development, PreK-12 Education,

26  Postsecondary Education, Education Workforce Development,

27  Energy Conservation, Everglades Preservation, Growth

28  Management, Health Care, Immigrant Issues, Insurance,

29  Financial Services, and Health Insurance, Intangibles Tax,

30  International Business & Trade, Juvenile Justice, Port

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    Florida Senate - 2005        (NP)                      SR 2160
    32-227A-05




 1  Everglades, Technology, Women's Issues, and the Broward League

 2  of Cities, and

 3         WHEREAS, sponsors for Broward Days play a strong

 4  leadership role in shaping the future of Broward County and

 5  play a critical role in helping Broward Days reach Florida

 6  decisionmakers who can effect positive changes in our

 7  community, and

 8         WHEREAS, Broward Days' success is the result of

 9  cooperation between Broward Days, the Broward Legislative

10  Delegation, and the Broward County Board of County

11  Commissioners, and

12         WHEREAS, Broward County is home to 1.7 million

13  residents, many of whom are immigrants from dozens of

14  different countries, and

15         WHEREAS, Broward County celebrates the Year of the

16  Environment in 2005, highlighting 300 miles of inland

17  waterways, 23 miles of Blue Wave certified beaches, the exotic

18  Everglades, and sunny skies year-round, and

19         WHEREAS, Broward County possesses an abundance of

20  natural wonders, from the seagrass to the sawgrass, and

21         WHEREAS, Broward Days represents the diverse voices of

22  Broward County on issues that matter to them, NOW, THEREFORE,

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24  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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26         That April 6, 2005, is recognized as "Broward Days Day"

27  in Tallahassee as the Senate welcomes and celebrates with the

28  Broward Days participants at the State Capitol.

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