SLS 19RS-1597 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 99
BY SENATOR BARROW
LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS. Requests the Domestic Violence Prevention Commission
to study the long-term effects of domestic violence.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To request the Domestic Violence Prevention Commission to study the long-term effects of
3 domestic violence.
4 WHEREAS, R.S. 46:2145 created the Domestic Violence Prevention Commission
5 within the Department of Children and Family Services to, among other things, assist state
6 leaders in developing and coordinating domestic violence programs and make
7 recommendations with respect to domestic violence prevention and intervention; and
8 WHEREAS, the commission is composed of twenty members who represent a broad
9 spectrum of expertise in matters involving domestic violence; and
10 WHEREAS, the commission is statutorily required to submit a report to the
11 legislature on February first of each year to include any recommendations for legislation that
12 it considers necessary and appropriate; and
13 WHEREAS, the act of domestic violence causes many after effects, including mental
14 and physical trauma and financial hardships that impact individuals, families, communities,
15 and the economic stability of our state.
16 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
17 request the Domestic Violence Prevention Commission to study the long-term effects of
18 domestic violence.
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1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in conducting its study, the commission shall
2 evaluate the long-term effects of domestic violence, including the mental and physical
3 trauma and financial hardships that impact individuals, families, communities, and the
4 economic stability of our state.
5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the commission shall include its findings and
6 recommendations in its February 1, 2020, statutorily required report to the legislature,
7 including whether there is any legislation that is deemed necessary and appropriate regarding
8 this matter.
9 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
10 secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services and the chairman of the
11 Domestic Violence Prevention Commission.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Christine Arbo Peck.
DIGEST
SCR 99 Original 2019 Regular Session Barrow
Requests the Domestic Violence Prevention Commission to study the long-term effects of
domestic violence and submit a report of its findings to the legislature on February 1, 2020.
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