BILL NUMBER: ACR 22	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Hueso

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2011

   Relative to California School Bullying Prevention Awareness Week.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 22, as introduced, Hueso. California School Bullying
Prevention Awareness Week.
   This measure would declare the second week of March 2011 to be
California School Bullying Prevention Awareness Week, and urge that
the issue of bullying, and methods of preventing it, be discussed in
California schools during this time.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, School bullying has become an increasingly significant
problem in the United States and California; and
   WHEREAS, Almost 35 percent of youth in the United States are
estimated to be involved in bullying each year, either as a bully or
a victim; and
   WHEREAS, An estimated 8 percent of pupils in kindergarten through
grade 12 miss at least one day of school every month due to a fear of
being bullied; and
   WHEREAS, Bullying can take many forms, including verbal, physical,
and psychological forms, and can happen in many places on and off
school grounds; and
   WHEREAS, Bullying through electronic means is a serious and
growing concern; and
   WHEREAS, Bullying is a public health problem that leads to
depression and low self-esteem well into adulthood, and the bullies
themselves engage in criminal behavior later in life at higher rates;
and
   WHEREAS, Bullying begins in the elementary grades, peaks in grades
6 through 8, and persists into high school; and
   WHEREAS, It is important for California pupils, parents, school
staff, and school administrators to be aware of bullying, to
encourage discussion of the problem as a school community, and to
engage in prevention and education; and
   WHEREAS, The State Department of Education adopted in 2001 a
policy on bullying prevention designed to encourage positive
behaviors and to eliminate bullying behaviors in California schools;
now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature declares the second week of
March 2011 to be California School Bullying Prevention Awareness
Week, and urges that the issue of bullying, and methods of preventing
it, be discussed a minimum of one class period each day, or a
minimum of five hours, in California schools during this time; and be
it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.