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IN SCR0052
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/18/2019
Primary Sponsor
David Niezgodski
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AI Summary
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Recognizes "Farmworkers Awareness Week" and honors Indiana's over 30,000 year-round, seasonal, and migrant farm workers who contribute billions of dollars annually to the state's economy
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Acknowledges Cesar Chavez on his birthday (March 31) for his dedication to nonviolent organizing for fair wages, safe labor conditions, and farmworker dignity
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Recognizes Proteus, Inc., an Iowa-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1979 that serves migrant and seasonal farmworkers, immigrants, and others in Iowa, Indiana, and Nebraska
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Proteus, Inc. provides health, educational, and economic opportunities to communities while embracing diversity in staff and service delivery
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Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy of the resolution to the Kokomo chapter of Proteus, Inc.
Legislative Description
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing "Farmworkers Awareness Week", Cesar Chavez, and the work of Proteus, Inc.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
3/18/2019