Title: Police and Other Law Enforcement Officers

Summary: Commends police & other law enforcement officers on occasion of National Police Day & National Police Week for their service & commitment to protecting citizens of Florida.

Full Text:
WHEREAS, regardless of the continuing danger and long hours, day after day and year after year, these dedicated professionals continue to make sacrifices for their communities, without asking for thanks or praise, and WHEREAS, in 1962, as a special recognition to honor the service of law enforcement officers nationwide and to pay special recognition to those who have given their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others, President John F. Kennedy established May 15th as National Police Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week during which that day falls as National Police Week, which have been recognized as a time for gratitude and remembrance for nearly years now and this year are observed from May 15-21, and WHEREAS, the law enforcement officers who serve our communities deserve our unwavering support and our thankful recognition on the occasion of such observances, NOW, THEREFORE, 27 Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Florida: 30 That Florida's police and other law enforcement officers are commended on the occasion of National Police Day and National Police Week for their service to our communities and their steadfast dedication to the protection of the citizens of the State of Florida.