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House
Resolution 657
By:
Representatives Day of the
163rd
and Neal of the
1st
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending A Child is Missing; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
A Child is Missing is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1996 and is based in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida; its mission is to provide assistance at no cost to law
enforcement agencies throughout the country in the search and recovery of
missing children, the elderly, many with Alzheimer's, and mentally challenged
and disabled persons; and
WHEREAS,
the service provided by A Child is Missing is a rapid response telephone system
that alerts residents in a targeted area of a missing child, or an elderly or
disabled or mentally challenged person, and has the capability of making 1,000
calls in 60 seconds during the critical hours following a persons disappearance;
and
WHEREAS,
the Georgia Sheriffs, Chiefs of Police, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation
have established an excellent partnership with A Child is Missing in order to
locate missing persons in a safe and timely manner; and
WHEREAS,
since 2003, 864 law enforcement officers from 189 agencies in Georgia have been
trained by A Child is Missing in the recovery of missing children and other
persons; and
WHEREAS,
throughout the United States, over 460 persons have been recovered utilizing the
A Child is Missing activation system of which 21 of those persons were from the
state of Georgia.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, that members of this
body commend A Child is Missing for providing an invaluable service to the
citizens of this State, recognize this outstanding service for the many lives it
has helped to save, and encourage all Georgia law enforcement officials to
participate in this excellent public safety
project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that
the Clerk of the House of Representative is authorized and directed to provide
an appropriate copy of this resolution to A Child is Missing.