(1) The second week of February of each year is designated as “Foster Family Appreciation Week” to recognize the enduring and invaluable contributions that foster parents provide to the children in their care and, thus, to the future of this state.
(2) The Department of Children and Families, local governments, and other agencies are encouraged to sponsor events to promote awareness of the contributions made by foster families to the vitality of the state.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2016-73.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations
Chapter 683 - Legal Holidays; Special Observances
683.02 - Meaning of Term “Legal Holidays” as Used in Contracts.
683.08 - Gasparilla Day, Legal Holiday in Hillsborough County.
683.09 - Desoto Day, Legal Holiday in Manatee County.
683.10 - Grandparents’ and Family Caregivers’ Day.
683.11 - Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and Law Enforcement Appreciation Month.
683.115 - Law Enforcement Memorial Day.
683.12 - Parade Day, Hillsborough County.
683.13 - State Observance of National Day of Mourning.
683.145 - I Am an American Day.
683.1455 - American Founders’ Month.
683.16 - Retired Teachers’ Day.
683.17 - Parents’ and Children’s Day.
683.18 - Save the Florida Panther Day.
683.195 - Florida Jewish History Month.
683.22 - Law Day and Law Week.
683.23 - Florida Missing Children’s Day.
683.231 - Citizen Support Organization for Florida Missing Children’s Day.
683.24 - Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Day.
683.325 - Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day.
683.331 - Child Welfare Professionals Recognition Day.
683.333 - Foster Family Appreciation Week.