2013
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 13-024
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Newell, King, Aguilar, Balmer, Baumgardner, Brophy,
       Cadman, Carroll, Crowder, Giron, Grantham, Guzman, Harvey, Heath, Hill,
       Hodge, Hudak, Jahn, Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, Lambert, Lundberg,
       Marble, Nicholson, Renfroe, Roberts, Scheffel, Schwartz, Steadman, Tochtrop,
       Todd, Ulibarri, Morse;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Joshi and Singer, Buck, Buckner, Conti, Coram,
       Court, DelGrosso, Dore, Duran, Everett, Exum, Fields, Fischer, Foote, Garcia,
       Gardner, Gerou, Ginal, Hamner, Holbert, Hullinghorst, Humphrey, Kagan,
       Kraft-Tharp, Labuda, Landgraf, Lawrence, Lebsock, Lee, Levy, May, McCann,
       McLachlan, McNulty, Melton, Mitsch Bush, Moreno, Murray, Navarro,
       Nordberg, Pabon, Peniston, Pettersen, Primavera, Priola, Rankin, Rosenthal,
       Ryden, Saine, Salazar, Schafer, Scott, Sonnenberg, Stephens, Swalm, Szabo,
       Tyler, Vigil, Waller, Williams, Wilson, Wright, Young, Ferrandino.
       
       
          CONCERNING RECOGNITION OF APRIL 2013 AS CHILD
       ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IN COLORADO. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, Children are key to the state's future success, prosperity,
       and quality of life. While they are our most valuable resource, they are
       also the most vulnerable segment of our population; and
       
          WHEREAS, Children have a right to be safe and to have the
       opportunity to thrive, learn, and grow to their full potential; and
       
          WHEREAS, The abuse and neglect of children is preventable; and
       
          WHEREAS, The prevention of child abuse and neglect strengthens
       Colorado families and communities and supports the opportunity for
       children to develop healthy, trusting family bonds and thereby builds the
       foundations of communities; and
       
          WHEREAS, The state recently announced "Keeping Kids Safe and
       Families Healthy 2.0", which strengthens Colorado's vision for improving
       the safety and well-being of children and families across the state; and
       
          WHEREAS, Effective and efficient programs to strengthen families
       succeed when strong partnerships are created between and among state
       and local government and social service agencies, schools, religious and
       civic organizations, law enforcement agencies, health care providers,
       family resource centers, the business community, nonprofit organizations,
       and, most importantly, parents and caregivers themselves; and
       
          WHEREAS, When child abuse or neglect occurs, citizens must work
       to support community efforts to protect and heal children and youth and
       provide parents with needed skills and resources to raise their children in
       a safe and nurturing environment; and
       
          WHEREAS, By providing a safe environment, free of violence, abuse,
       and neglect, we can ensure that Colorado children have a safe, nurturing,
       and permanent family in which to grow and flourish as the next
       generation of leaders, helping to secure the future of this state and nation;
       now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-ninth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          (1)  That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly,
       recognize April 2013 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in the state of
       Colorado;
       
          (2)  That we commend the citizens, the community, faith-based and
       nonprofit organizations, schools, businesses, and government agencies at
       all levels that have created alliances, collaborations, and coalitions to
       prevent and respond to child abuse and neglect, and have thereby
       strengthened the communities in the state;
       
          (3)  That we call upon all citizens to educate themselves on how they
       can be the one person to make a difference in the life of a child and
       prevent child abuse and neglect.
       
       
          Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       the Honorable John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado; Reggie Bicha,
       executive director, Colorado Department of Human Services; Chris
       Urbina, executive director, Colorado Department of Public Health and
       Environment; Advocates for Children; CASA in Colorado; CASA of
       Adams and Broomfield counties; CASA of the Pikes Peak Region; Child
       Advocates -- Denver CASA; Colorado Alliance for Drug Endangered
       Children; Colorado Department of Education; Colorado Department of
       Human Services; Colorado Department of Public Health and
       Environment; Colorado Office of the Child Protection Ombudsman;
       Community Enterprise; Denver County Department of Human Services;
       Denver Children's Advocacy Center; Families First; Family Tree;
       Jefferson County Department of Human Services; Kempe Center;
       Larimer County Department of Human Services; La Plata Family Centers
       Coalition; Mile High United Way; Mount Saint Vincent; Northwest
       Rocky Mountain CASA; Children's Hospital Colorado; Prevent Child
       Abuse Colorado; Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center; Tennyson
       Center for Children at Colorado Christian Home; and 16 Ways
       Foundation.
       
       
       
       
       
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       John P. Morse                        Mark Ferrandino
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi Markwell                        Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES