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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          ACR 150 (Block)
          As Amended  August 6, 2012
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |     |(May 25, 2012)  |SENATE: |36-0 |(August 9,     |
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               (adopted by unanimous vote)

          Original Committee Reference:    RLS.

          SUMMARY  :  Declares the week of June 4, 2012, to June 10, 2012, 
          inclusive, as Fire Safety and Disaster Preparedness Week; and, 
          encourages all California firefighters and citizens to 
          participate in local educational activities throughout that week 
          to better prepare our state for an emergency.  Specifically, 
           this resolution  makes the following legislative findings:

          1)California is home to a myriad of disaster threats, such as 
            fires, floods, mudslides, earthquakes, and terrorism; and, 
            Californians face innumerable fire and emergency threats 
            within their own homes.

          2)The Federal Emergency Management Agency reports that most 
            Americans underestimate the risk of fire in their homes; and, 
            many lack emergency response plans or fail to practice them.

          3)Carbon monoxide poisoning and fires from residential clothes 
            dryers also result in a high number of deaths and millions of 
            dollars in property damage; and, educating the public on the 
            critical importance of fire and disaster preparedness deserves 
            our utmost attention and commitment.

          4)Public education programs organized and produced by the 
            California Fire Foundation have yielded life-saving results 
            and include educating the public on fire safety, disaster 
            preparedness, and the toxic effects of fires.  

           The Senate amendments  add coauthors.

           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this resolution was substantially 
          similar to the version passed by the Senate.









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           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None
           

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


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