Bill Text: CA ACR198 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Sun safety.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 49-21-1)

Status: (Passed) 2016-08-25 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 144, Statutes of 2016. [ACR198 Detail]

Download: California-2015-ACR198-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: ACR 198	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 1, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gordon
    (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members 
 Achadjian,   Alejo,   Arambula,  
Atkins,   Baker,   Bigelow,   Bloom, 
 Bonilla,   Bonta,   Brown,   Burke,
  Calderon,   Chang,   Chau,  
Chávez,   Chiu,   Chu,   Cooley, 
Cooper,   Dahle,   Daly,   Dodd, 
 Eggman,   Frazier,   Beth Gaines,  
Gallagher,   Cristina Garcia,   Eduardo Garcia,
  Gatto,   Gipson,   Gomez,  
Gonzalez,   Gray,   Grove,   Hadley, 
 Harper,   Holden,   Irwin,  
Jones-Sawyer,   Kim,   Lackey,   Levine,
  Lopez,   Low,   Maienschein,  
Mathis,   Mayes,   McCarty,   Medina,
  Melendez,   Mullin,   Nazarian, 
 Obernolte,   O'Donnell,   Olsen,  
Patterson,   Quirk,   Rendon,  
Ridley-Thomas,   Rodriguez,   Salas,  
Steinorth,   Mark Stone,   Thurmond,  
Ting,   Wagner,   Weber,   Wilk, 
 Williams,   and Wood   ) 

                        JUNE 20, 2016

   Relative to sun safety.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 198, as amended, Gordon. Sun safety.
   This measure would encourage teaching sun safety practices to
children to enable them to identify the importance of sun safety,
practice strategies to protect against the harmful effects of the
sun, and understand why and how to stay safe from overexposure to the
sun.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, The chief cause of skin cancer is exposure to ultraviolet
(UV) rays from natural sunlight and artificial sources; and
   WHEREAS, At least one in five Americans will develop skin cancer
in his or her lifetime and one American dies every hour from the
disease; and
   WHEREAS, During October 2014, the United States Department of
Health and Human Services, in its 13th Report on Carcinogens,
classified solar radiation, which includes UV rays, as a "known human
carcinogen" or cancer-causing agent; and
   WHEREAS, Skin cancer is by far the most common cancer found among
California residents; and
   WHEREAS, In California, new cases of skin cancer are roughly equal
to the total number of new cases of all other types of cancer
combined; and
   WHEREAS, In addition to causing skin cancer, unprotected exposure
to sunlight can cause eye damage and premature aging of the skin; and

   WHEREAS, A child's skin is more vulnerable to harmful UV rays than
an adult's skin; and
   WHEREAS, Up to 50 percent of a person's lifetime sun exposure can
occur during childhood and adolescence; and
   WHEREAS, Sunburns, especially in childhood, increase the chances
that a person will develop skin cancer; and
   WHEREAS, Skin cancer is highly preventable when sun safety
practices are adopted, such as the use of wide-brimmed hats,
UV-protective sunglasses, long clothing, and sunscreen, supplemented
by environmental supports, including the provision of shade and the
adoption and implementation of sun protection guidelines and
policies; and
   WHEREAS, Children, who are more vulnerable, need to understand why
and how to guard against unprotected exposure to the sun; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature encourages teaching sun
safety practices to children to enable them to identify the
importance of sun safety, practice strategies to protect against the
harmful effects of the sun, and understand why and how to stay safe
from overexposure to the sun; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.