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          Date of Hearing:   March 31, 2011

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                     ACR 24 (Hall) - As Amended:  March 21, 2011
           
          SUBJECT  :  Child Abuse Prevention Month.

           SUMMARY  :  Acknowledges the month of April 2011 as Child Abuse 
          Prevention Month, and encourages the people of the State of 
          California to work together to support youth-serving child abuse 
          prevention activities in their communities and schools.  
          Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following legislative 
          findings:

          1)Child abuse and neglect is a community problem that continues 
            to pose a serious threat to our nation's children; and finding 
            solutions depends on the involvement of people throughout the 
            community.

          2)All victims of child abuse, whether physical, sexual, or 
            emotional, should have access to a safe place to live, 
            appropriate medical care, and counseling or mental health 
            services; and, in recent years, blue ribbon campaigns have 
            been organized to prevent child abuse and neglect by:  a) 
            increasing public awareness, b) offering opportunities to be 
            innovative, and, c) creating partnerships within business, 
            professional, and community organizations.

          3)Prevent Child Abuse America has proclaimed April as National 
            Child Abuse Prevention Month; and blue ribbons are displayed 
            to increase awareness of child abuse and as a strategy for 
            Child Abuse Prevention Month.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  None.

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file.

           Opposition 
           
          None on file.








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          Analysis Prepared by  :  Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800