Bill Text: CA ACR134 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 49-27)

Status: (Passed) 2010-04-30 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 12, Statutes of 2010. [ACR134 Detail]

Download: California-2009-ACR134-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: ACR 134	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  12
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  APRIL 30, 2010
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  APRIL 26, 2010
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 5, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 5, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 23, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Adams
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Bass,
Beall, TomB Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bradford, Brownley,
Buchanan, Caballero, Carter, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, DeB
LaB Torre, DeB Leon, DeVore, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher,
Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gilmore,
Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Huffman,
Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lieu, Logue, BonnieB Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza,
Miller, Monning, Nava, Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, Norby, JohnB A.B
Perez, V.B ManuelB Perez, Portantino, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva,
Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, AudraB Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson,
Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, and Yamada)

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2010

   Relative to Child Abuse Prevention Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 134, Adams. Child Abuse Prevention Month.
   This measure would acknowledge the month of April 2010 as Child
Abuse Prevention Month, and encourage the people of the State of
California to work together to support youth-serving child abuse
prevention activities in their communities and schools.



   WHEREAS, Child abuse and neglect continue to pose a serious threat
to our nation's children; and
   WHEREAS, In 2007, approximately 5,800,000 children were reported
to child protective agencies in the United States as having suffered
abuse and neglect; and
   WHEREAS, Child abuse and neglect is a community problem and
finding solutions depends on the involvement of people throughout the
community; and
   WHEREAS, The first organized statewide Blue Ribbon Campaign was
originated in Norfolk, Virginia, by the grandmother of Bubba
Dickinson, a child who was murdered by his mother's abusive
boyfriend; and
   WHEREAS, In recent years, the National Committee to Prevent Child
Abuse, the California chapter and other local affiliates, United
States military bases, and other groups have organized Blue Ribbon
Campaigns to increase public awareness of child abuse and to promote
ways to prevent child abuse; and
   WHEREAS, The National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, in all its
forms, has proclaimed April as National Child Abuse Prevention
Month; and
   WHEREAS, Blue ribbons are displayed to increase awareness of child
abuse and as a strategy for Child Abuse Prevention Month; and
   WHEREAS, The flexibility of this program offers numerous
opportunities to be innovative and to create partnerships within
business, professional, and community organizations; now, therefore,
be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature does hereby acknowledge the
month of April 2010 as Child Abuse Prevention Month, and encourage
the people of the State of California to work together to support
youth-serving child abuse prevention activities in their communities
and schools during that month and throughout the year; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.