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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 53
          Author:   Quirk-Silva (D), et al.
          Amended:  5/30/13 in Assembly
          Vote:     21

           
           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  Read and adopted, 5/30/13


           SUBJECT  :    Sober Graduation Month

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution designates May 31, 2013, to June 30,  
          2013, as Sober Graduation Month and encourages Californians to  
          participate in this observance and join the Department of  
          California Highway Patrol (CHP) in supporting efforts to save  
          lives of young people through a Sober Graduation Month.

           ANALYSIS  :    This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings: 

          1. 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. 

          2. The Sober Graduation Program is an effective, antidrunk  
             driving campaign geared towards high school seniors; and,  
             since this program was established, the number of  
             alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents involving young  
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             people has dramatically declined. 

          3. Teachers, parents, pupils, 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.

          This resolution designates May 31, 2013, to June 30, 2013, as  
          Sober Graduation Month and encourages Californians to  
          participate in this observance and join the CHP in supporting  
          efforts to save lives of young people through a Sober Graduation  
          Month.

          FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  6/10/13)

          AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah
          AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah Insurance Exchange 
          Automobile Club of Southern California
          California Police Chiefs Association Inc.
          California State Sheriffs' Association
          Independent Automobile Dealers Association of California
          Los Angeles County Office of Education
          National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies 
          Pacific Association of Domestic Insurance Companies 
          Personal Insurance Federation of California
          Safe Kids California



          PQ:k  6/10/13   Senate Floor Analyses 

                           SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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