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Senate
Resolution 1369
By:
Senators Orrock of the 36th, Fort of the 39th, Butler of the 55th, Tate of the
38th, James of the 35th and others
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending the Georgia Commission on Family Violence; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
for the past 18 years, the Georgia Commission on Family Violence has served as
the only state agency committed to increasing safety for victims of domestic
violence and raising accountability for perpetrators; and
WHEREAS,
created in 1992, the commission has diligently and conscientiously worked to
protect the victims of family violence through its innovative programs and
initiatives; and
WHEREAS,
the commission has created a uniform process for accountability of domestic
violence offenders, currently certifying and monitoring 147 family violence
intervention programs state wide; and
WHEREAS,
the state-wide Temporary Protective Order Registry was created by the commission
and gives courts and law enforcement 24 hour electronic access to detailed
information contained within a family violence protective order;
and
WHEREAS,
the commission provides technical assistance to 50 domestic violence task forces
across Georgia which are citizen groups that convene to find local solutions to
the problem of domestic violence; and
WHEREAS,
an annual state-wide Domestic Violence Fatality Review is conducted by the
commission to study the in-depth causes and consequences of deaths related to
domestic violence in Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
the commission has helped reduce the domestic violence homicide rate in Georgia
by 16.8 percent since 2001, a rate which is almost four times better than the
national average; and
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper for this body to recognize with particularity the outstanding accomplishments of this extraordinary agency.
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper for this body to recognize with particularity the outstanding accomplishments of this extraordinary agency.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend
the Georgia Commission on Family Violence for its efficient, effective,
unselfish, and dedicated public service to the State of Georgia and its
commitment to ending domestic violence in 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 Georgia Commission on
Family Violence.