Bill Text: FL S1134 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Florida Guardian Ad Litem Program
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-08 - Introduced -SJ 5 [S1134 Detail]
Download: Florida-2011-S1134-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2011 (NP) SR 1134
By Senator Storms
10-01648A-11 20111134__
1 Senate Resolution
2 A resolution recognizing the Florida Guardian ad Litem
3 Program for its commitment and many years of service
4 representing the dependent children of this state.
5
6 WHEREAS, the Florida Guardian ad Litem Program’s sole
7 mission is to represent the best interests of abused and
8 neglected children involved in dependency court proceedings, and
9 WHEREAS, for more than 30 years, the Florida Guardian ad
10 Litem Program has provided independent advocacy for hundreds of
11 thousands of dependent children in this state, and
12 WHEREAS, the Florida Guardian ad Litem Program coordinates
13 and oversees the work of nearly 8,000 volunteers, and
14 WHEREAS, studies have shown that children in the dependency
15 system have greatly benefited from participation in the Florida
16 Guardian ad Litem Program, with volunteers not only serving in
17 an advocacy role, but also serving as educational surrogates,
18 and
19 WHEREAS, each year volunteers with the Florida Guardian ad
20 Litem Program donate time, services, and support worth millions
21 of dollars to this state and provide an invaluable service to
22 dependency court judges, and
23 WHEREAS, the Florida Guardian ad Litem Program strives to
24 achieve permanency for children in the dependency system and has
25 played a key role in making this state the national leader in
26 adoption, NOW, THEREFORE,
27
28 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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30 That the Florida Guardian ad Litem Program is commended for
31 its many years of service representing the best interests of
32 Florida’s dependent children.
