Bill Text: CA ACR168 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: California Drowning Awareness and Prevention Month.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 55-14)

Status: (Passed) 2024-06-14 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 98, Statutes of 2024. [ACR168 Detail]

Download: California-2023-ACR168-Chaptered.html

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Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 168

CHAPTER 98

Relative to California Drowning Awareness and Prevention Month.

[ Filed with Secretary of State  June 14, 2024. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

ACR 168, Rodriguez. California Drowning Awareness and Prevention Month.

This measure would proclaim the month of May 2024 as California Drowning Awareness and Prevention Month.

Digest Key

Fiscal Committee: NO  

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Bill Text

WHEREAS, Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death in the United States among children one through four years of age; and

WHEREAS, Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional death in the United States among children five through fourteen years of age; and

WHEREAS, Drowning is the cause of emergency medical treatment for more than 1,200 children in California each year due to nonfatal submersions; and

WHEREAS, In the United States, for every child who dies from drowning, another seven receive emergency department care for nonfatal submersion injuries; and

WHEREAS, Childhood drownings and near drownings can happen in a matter of seconds; and

WHEREAS, Eighty-eight percent of all child drowning incidents occur when an adult is present; and

WHEREAS, As many as 20 percent of near-drowning survivors suffer severe, permanent neurological disability, often resulting in high medical costs to the family and costs to the taxpayer of millions of dollars in medical benefits; and

WHEREAS, Two-thirds of all drownings occur between May and August; and

WHEREAS, The month of May of each year is recognized as National Drowning Prevention Month and National Water Safety Month; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the month of May 2024 be observed as California Drowning Awareness and Prevention Month; and be it further

Resolved, That Californians are encouraged to exercise caution, safety, and supervision of children in and near water; and be it further

Resolved, That families and individuals are encouraged to learn about lifesaving practices, water rescue skills, first aid, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.