Amended in Assembly May 30, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 53

Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Ammiano, Atkins, Bloom, Blumenfield, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Eggman, Frazier, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gordon, Gorell, Grove, Hagman, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Mitchell, Morrell, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea, John A. Pérez, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Rendon, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, and Yamada)

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April 24, 2013

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 53—Relative to Sober Graduation Month.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 53, as amended, Quirk-Silva. Sober Graduation Month.

This measure would designate May 31, 2013, to June 30, 2013, inclusive, as Sober Graduation Month and would encourage Californians to participate in this observance and join the Department of the California Highway Patrol in supporting efforts to save lives of young people through a Sober Graduation Month.

Fiscal committee: no.

WHEREAS, The Sober Graduation Program is an effective,
antidrunk driving campaign geared toward high school seniors;
and

WHEREAS, In 2012, according to the National Center for
Statistics and Analysis, an office of the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, over 1,500 drivers between 15 and 20 years
of age were involved in alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents
during the months of May and June; and

WHEREAS, Since the Sober Graduation Program was
established, the number of alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents
involving young people has dramatically declined; and

WHEREAS, Pupils, teachers, parents, civic groups, law
enforcement, and the business community should join together to
raise public awareness of alcohol-related deaths and injuries, and
encourage alcohol-free and drug-free graduation ceremonies that
commence in May 2013 and will last until July 2013; now,
therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates May
31, 2013, to June 30, 2013, inclusive, as Sober Graduation Month;
and be it further

Resolved, That all Californians are hereby encouraged to
participate in this observance and join with the Department of the
California Highway Patrol in supporting efforts to save the lives
of young people through a Sober Graduation Month; and be it
further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit a copy
of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.