Bill Text: CA ACR124 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Concurrent Resolution 124 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: American Red Cross Month.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-11 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [ACR124 Detail]

Download: California-2011-ACR124-Introduced.html

BILL NUMBER: ACR 124	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Logue and Pan

                        MARCH 8, 2012

   Relative to American Red Cross Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 124, as introduced, Logue. American Red Cross Month.
   This measure would declare March 2012 as American Red Cross Month,
and would call upon all residents of California to become partners
with the American Red Cross.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, Each year in March we recognize the humanitarian service
and the lifesaving programs of the American Red Cross; and
   WHEREAS, As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent
Movement, the American Red Cross was formed 131 years ago and
chartered by Congress to provide aid and comfort in times of crisis;
and
   WHEREAS, Since the early years of the 20th Century, the Red Cross
in California has played a critical role in helping our citizens
prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies; and
   WHEREAS, American Red Cross volunteers and staff responded to
2,728 local disasters throughout the state of California last year,
providing emergency assistance to 6,342 families affected by fires,
floods, and other disasters. In 2011: 399,034 persons learned to
prevent and prepare for disasters by participating in Red Cross
community disaster education programs; and
   WHEREAS, In California 691,574 individuals are prepared to help
their neighbors in a crisis because they have been trained in Red
Cross lifesaving classes. These classes include CPR, use of automated
external defibrillators, first aid, aquatics, babysitting, and
HIV/AIDS education; and
   WHEREAS, Armed Forces emergency services caseworkers transmitted
17,098 emergency messages between members of the Armed Forces and
their families and loved ones; and
   WHEREAS, The American Red Cross saved countless lives last year as
the largest supplier of blood and blood products in the nation; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims the month
of March 2012 as American Red Cross Month, and commends this
observance to all California residents; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature calls upon the residents of
California to become partners with the American Red Cross in
emergency preparedness by learning how to respond to emergencies and
by donating blood, time, and financial resources in support of the
Red Cross mission; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the American Red Cross and to the author for
appropriate distribution.