Bill Text: GA SR877 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Mothers Against Drunk Driving Georgia; recognize
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-02-16 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR877 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SR877-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 877
By:
Senators James of the 35th, Jackson of the 2nd, Davenport of the 44th, Butler of
the 55th, Orrock of the 36th and others
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Mothers Against Drunk Driving Georgia; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Georgia is a nonprofit, grassroots
organization that serves all 159 counties in this state through leading the
fight against drunk driving and underage drinking and promoting the support of
victims; and
WHEREAS,
volunteers work to raise awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving
through public education and work to make impaired driving laws tougher through
their Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving; and
WHEREAS,
MADD provides a multitude of services to bereaved crash victim families and
injured crash survivors at no charge to them, including providing assistance,
emotional support, and information to help them with the legal system, financial
issues, victims' rights, state crime, victim compensation, DUI memorial sign
program, and victim impact panels; and
WHEREAS,
MADD also provides an outlet to crash survivors and grieving families through
their victim impact panels, annual Victim Vigil, and Walk Like MADD;
and
WHEREAS,
MADD works to protect this nation's children by educating others on child
endangerment in relation to drunk and impaired driving; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding work of this fine
organization and its numerous contributions to the citizens of this state be
appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize
and support Mothers Against Drunk Driving Georgia in its efforts to raise
awareness about the dangers of drunk driving, create tougher impaired driving
laws, support victims and families of the crime, and stop people from drinking
and driving.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the executive director of
the Georgia state office of Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
