S*1440 Concurrent Resolution, By Moore and Jackson
 A Concurrent Resolution to acknowledge the contributions of the Kids Count
 Project to improve the lives of our State's children through enhanced
 information and data gathering and problem analysis and policy development and
 recognize the professionals who caused the Kids Count Project to realize its
 goals and achievements.

   05/27/94  Senate Introduced SJ-6
   05/27/94  Senate Referred to Committee on General SJ-7
   06/01/94  Senate Committee report: Favorable General SJ-68
   06/02/94  Senate Adopted, sent to House SJ-103
   06/02/94  House  Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence HJ-158

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE KIDS COUNT PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OUR STATE'S CHILDREN THROUGH ENHANCED INFORMATION AND DATA GATHERING AND PROBLEM ANALYSIS AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RECOGNIZE THE PROFESSIONALS WHO CAUSED THE KIDS COUNT PROJECT TO REALIZE ITS GOALS AND ACHIEVEMENTS.

Whereas, South Carolina's children are our most important resource and the majority of children in South Carolina are healthy and successful because they grow up in loving and supportive families; and

Whereas, too many of South Carolina's children are faced with health, social, educational, and emotional problems that cause them to be at risk; and

Whereas, the Annie E. Casey Foundation awarded a grant to the State Budget and Control Board to disseminate state and county statistics on the conditions of children; and

Whereas, South Carolina KIDS COUNT overall strategy to improve the status of children was through problem analysis, data development, policy development, community coalition-building, and public information; and

Whereas, "South Carolina's Children", a report on the status of children in South Carolina, was compiled through the efforts of South Carolina KIDS COUNT, State Budget and Control Board; the Joint Legislative Committee on Children and Families; and other KIDS COUNT steering committee members: Office of the Governor; the Children's Trust Fund of South Carolina; the Department of Corrections; and the Alliance for South Carolina's Children; and

Whereas, with the efforts of citizens, state government, schools, businesses, churches, nonprofit agencies, and youth-serving organizations working together, improvements can be made in the lives of children; and

Whereas, the State of South Carolina is committed to making children's issues a top priority; and

Whereas, South Carolina KIDS COUNT has accomplished the goals set out by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, hereby acknowledge the contributions of the KIDS COUNT project to improve the lives of our state's children through enhanced information and data gathering and problem analysis and policy development and recognize the professionals who caused the KIDS COUNT project to realize its goals and achievements.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be published in the next issue of the State Register.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to South Carolina KIDS COUNT, State Budget and Control Board; Joint Legislative Committee on Children and Families; Office of the Governor; Children's Trust Fund of South Carolina; Department of Corrections; and the Alliance for South Carolina's Children.