HR 9133

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House Resolution
2A resolution observing May 25, 2010, as "National Missing
3Children's Day" in Florida.
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5     WHEREAS, according to the United States Department of
6Justice, approximately 800,000, children are reported missing
7each year, and
8     WHEREAS, it is estimated that 2,200 children are reported
9missing to law enforcement agencies each day, and
10     WHEREAS, in a given year, 58,200 of the children reported
11missing are the victims of non-family abductions while more than
12200,000 children are the victims of family abductions, and
13     WHEREAS, the National Center for Missing & Exploited
14Children is a resource to help prevent child abduction and
15sexual exploitation, locate missing children, and assist victims
16of abductions and sexual exploitation, their families, and the
17professionals who work with them, and
18     WHEREAS, the National Center for Missing & Exploited
19Children has witnessed its recovery rate for children missing
20domestically increase from 62 percent in 1990 to 96 percent
21today, and
22     WHEREAS, it is important to set aside a special day to
23remember those children who are missing and give hope to their
24families that their children will one day be found, NOW,
25THEREFORE,
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27Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
28Florida:
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30     That, May 25, 2010, is recognized as "National Missing
31Children's Day" and all citizens and organizations are
32encouraged to participate in learning about methods to prevent
33child abduction and sexual exploitation and to help the children
34of this state guard against being victims of abduction and
35exploitation.


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