| 1 | 1 | | *HR1556* |
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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE |
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| 4 | 4 | | RESOLUTION No. ___ |
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| 5 | 5 | | Introduced by: McNamara, OBrien |
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| 6 | 6 | | ____________________________________ |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1 A HOUSE RESOLUTION honoring the 40th Anniversary |
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| 8 | 8 | | 2 of Vanderburgh County Court Appointed Special Advocate. |
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| 9 | 9 | | 3 Whereas, A Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) is a |
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| 10 | 10 | | 4 trained community volunteer who advocates for abused and |
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| 11 | 11 | | 5 neglected children in the child welfare system; |
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| 12 | 12 | | 6 Whereas, Guardians ad Litem, like CASAs, advocate for |
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| 13 | 13 | | 7 children in court proceedings, including child abuse and |
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| 14 | 14 | | 8 neglect, paternity and divorce/custody cases; |
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| 15 | 15 | | 9 Whereas, The mission of Vanderburgh County CASA is to |
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| 16 | 16 | | 10 support and promote court-appointed volunteer advocacy in the |
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| 17 | 17 | | 11 community and to serve as a child's voice in court; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 12 Whereas, Vanderburgh County CASA works to establish a |
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| 19 | 19 | | 13 safe living environment for abused and neglected children in |
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| 20 | 20 | | 20242325 |
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| 21 | 21 | | HR 1556/DI 140 2024 2 |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1 the community by providing them with the tools and |
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| 23 | 23 | | 2 opportunities to thrive; |
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| 24 | 24 | | 3 Whereas, In 2023, Vanderburgh County CASA advocated for |
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| 25 | 25 | | 4 1,200 children in Vanderburgh County with 167 dedicated |
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| 26 | 26 | | 5 volunteers; |
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| 27 | 27 | | 6 Whereas, Vanderburgh County CASA's goal for 2024 is to |
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| 28 | 28 | | 7 welcome 40 new volunteers in celebration of their 40th year |
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| 29 | 29 | | 8 anniversary; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | 9 Whereas, In 2023, Vanderburgh County CASA volunteers |
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| 31 | 31 | | 10 had logged 17,000 hours of advocating for the children of their |
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| 32 | 32 | | 11 community: Therefore, |
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| 33 | 33 | | 12 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 13 General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 35 | 35 | | 14 SECTION 1. That the Indiana House of Representatives |
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| 36 | 36 | | 15 honors the 40th anniversary of Vanderburgh County CASA. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 16 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of |
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| 38 | 38 | | 17 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to State |
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| 39 | 39 | | 18 Representatives Wendy McNamara and Tim O'Brien for |
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| 40 | 40 | | 19 distribution. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 20242325 |
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| 42 | 42 | | HR 1556/DI 140 2024 |
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