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Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County 
2026-02-12T04:32:36Z 
Recognizing the legacy of the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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Resolution 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 (NP) SR 1804 

 By Senator Rouson 

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 1 Senate Resolution 
 2 A resolution recognizing the legacy of the Juvenile 
 3 Welfare Board of Pinellas County. 
 4 
 5 WHEREAS, in the early 1940s, there were few alternative 
 6 paths for troubled or delinquent children in Pinellas County 
 7 other than incarceration, which was an issue recognized by 
 8 juvenile court Judge Lincoln Bogue, and 
 9 WHEREAS, in 1944, Judge Lincoln Bogue sought out solutions 
 10 to the problem of at-risk children by working with a community 
 11 advisory group to pursue funding from the Pinellas County 
 12 Commission, and 
 13 WHEREAS, Attorney Leonard Cooperman drafted legislation 
 14 supported by the Pinellas County Legislative Delegation to 
 15 create an independent special taxing district governed by an 
 16 autonomous board to guard the rights and needs of children, and 
 17 WHEREAS, Senator Henry Baynard sponsored Senate Bill 618, 
 18 which passed on May 21, 1945, and its House companion was 
 19 sponsored by Representative S. Henry Harris and passed the House 
 20 of Representatives on May 24, 1945, and 
 21 WHEREAS, on November 5, 1946, Pinellas County citizens 
 22 ratified the Juvenile Welfare Board (JWB) Act, creating the 
 23 nation’s first independent board dedicated to improving the 
 24 lives and futures of children, and 
 25 WHEREAS, in 1947, the JWB, chaired by Mailande Holland 
 26 Barton, adopted its first budget and distributed funds to three 
 27 agencies that served approximately 1,500 children, and 
 28 WHEREAS, in 2025, the JWB served a total of 83,622 children 
 29 through investments in 98 quality programs with 51 nonprofit 
 30 agencies, providing prevention and early intervention services 
 31 to assist children at all stages of life, from cradle to career, 
 32 and 
 33 WHEREAS, the JWB also serves as a convener, forging 
 34 partnerships and leading initiatives to prevent needless 
 35 childhood deaths, nurture early childhood development, champion 
 36 children’s mental health, promote grade-level reading, and fight 
 37 childhood hunger, NOW, THEREFORE, 
 38 
 39 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 
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 41 That the Juvenile Welfare Board is recognized for its 80 
 42 year legacy of prioritizing children and for its commendable 
 43 service to the citizens of Pinellas County and Florida. 
 44 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with 
 45 the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to the Juvenile 
 46 Welfare Board of Pinellas County as a tangible token of the 
 47 sentiments of the Florida Senate.