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08 LC 95 0768
Senate Resolution 1175
By: Senators Smith of the 52nd and Butler of the 55th

A RESOLUTION


Recognizing and commending Floyd County as the 2006 Child Fatality Review Panel of the Year; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Floyd County was recognized as the 2006 Child Fatality Review Panel of the Year; and

WHEREAS, the Child Fatality Review Panel diligently set about its directives of meeting every month to review cases, update child abuse protocols to reflect new laws, add members as needed, and assist local law enforcement officers with traffic stops to check for seat belt usage; and

WHEREAS, they received outstanding community support for the seat belt initiative, conducted a thorough review of case files and submitted reports of their findings to the Georgia Child Fatality Review Panel, assisted with funds to assist the Child Abuse Prevention Committee to print a mandated reporting guide, and organized presentations from the Department of Human Resources covering seat belt usage and child safety seats; and

WHEREAS, this panel went above and beyond the call of duty by meeting every month, including local officials not on the committee who were responsible for working with targeted families, and submitting thorough and accurate reports in a timely manner; and

WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper for this body to recognize with particularity the outstanding accomplishments of this extraordinary panel.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join together to recognize Floyd County as the Child Fatality Review Panel of the Year for 2006 and commend its members for their outstanding service to their community and this state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Floyd County Child Fatality Review Panel.