Bill Text: FL S1572 | 2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Correctional Officers Day
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-29 - Adopted [S1572 Detail]
Download: Florida-2015-S1572-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2015 (NP) SR 1572 By Senator Bullard 39-02048-15 20151572__ 1 Senate Resolution 2 A resolution recognizing March 10, 2015, as 3 “Correctional Officers Day” in Florida. 4 5 WHEREAS, Florida’s 17,000 correctional officers and 6 correctional probation officers are a vital, often unrecognized 7 component of this state’s law enforcement system, and 8 WHEREAS, these hard-working individuals help oversee and 9 care for more than 100,000 inmates in Florida prisons and 10 supervise more than 145,000 offenders in the community, and 11 WHEREAS, the mission of correctional officers is to promote 12 the safety of the public, prison staff, and inmates by providing 13 security, supervision, and care; offering opportunities to 14 inmates for successful reentry into society; and engaging in 15 partnerships that enhance the quality of life of all Floridians, 16 and 17 WHEREAS, correctional probation officers protect the public 18 by monitoring offenders while they are under community 19 supervision to ensure that these individuals are complying with 20 the conditions of their release, and by timely reporting 21 noncompliance to the court or releasing authority, and 22 WHEREAS, correctional officers and correctional probation 23 officers strive to help offenders transition back into our 24 communities by giving them the supervision and tools they need 25 to become productive citizens through a variety of programs, and 26 WHEREAS, the efforts of correctional officers and 27 correctional probation officers on behalf of inmates and those 28 under community supervision serve our communities, our families, 29 and our state, NOW, THEREFORE, 30 31 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 32 33 That we recognize March 10, 2015, as “Correctional Officers 34 Day” in Florida.