Bill Text: GA HR1345 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

Georgia House Resolution 1345 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: 2008 Child Fatality Review Committee of the Year; commend & invite to House

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-05 - House Read and Referred [HR1345 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HR1345-Introduced.html

10 LC 94 1984

House Resolution 1345

By: Representatives Everson of the 106th, Sims of the 119th, Murphy of the 120th, Frazier of the 123rd, Howard of the 121st, and others

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing and commending the 2008 Child Fatality Review Committee of the Year from Richmond County and inviting them to be recognized by the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Richmond County was recognized as having the 2008 Child Fatality Review Committee of the Year; and

WHEREAS, the Child Fatality Review Committee diligently set about its directives of meeting every month to review cases, make recommendations to the Georgia Child Fatality Review Panel, and initiate several prevention activities to reduce child deaths and injuries; and

WHEREAS, the committee received outstanding community support for the state's safe sleep initiative, conducted a thorough review of case files and submitted reports of their findings to the Georgia Child Fatality Review Panel, and initiated their own campaign to educate the community on safe sleep habits for all infants through projects which included parenting workshops, story time on good sleep habits, and newsletters; and

WHEREAS, the committee used their own funds for the materials and resources of their safe sleep project, which has resulted in a reduction of sleep-related infant deaths in Richmond County; and

WHEREAS, this committee went above and beyond the call of duty by creating a new Asthma Coalition, which created scene investigation cards for coroners and law enforcement to distribute to educate families involved in an asthma-related incident and sends information to the school of any child seen in the emergency room for asthma-related complications in an attempt to ensure follow up of treatment plans; and

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

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body join together to recognize the Child Fatality Review Committee of the Year for 2008 from Richmond County, commend its members for their outstanding service to their community and this state, and invite them to be recognized by the House of Representatives at a date and time to be determined by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Richmond County Child Fatality Review Committee.