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          Date of Hearing:   September 9, 2013

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair
                    SCR 68 (Lieu) - As Amended:  September 6, 2013

           SENATE VOTE  :   37-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

           SUMMARY  :   This bill would recognize October of each year as  
          National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Specifically,  this  
          resolution  makes the following legislative findings:   

             1)   There were 147 domestic violence related homicides in  
               California in 2011, of which 129 fatalities were female and  
               18 were male.

             2)   Women 18 to 24 years of age are significantly more  
               likely to be victims of physical intimate partner violence  
               than women in other age groups.

             3)   While one in four women and one in seven men have  
               experienced severe physical violence by an intimate  
               partner, women are disproportionally affected by sexual  
               violence, intimate partner violence, and stalking.

             4)   All victims deserve access to programs and services to  
               increase their safety.

             5)   Domestic violence programs in California provide  
               essential, lifesaving services for victims and their  
               children fleeing violence.

             6)   Advocates and organizations work on behalf of victims  
               every day. Domestic violence shelters and services, law  
               enforcement officials, health care providers, and others  
               are all integral parts of the effort to end domestic  
               violence and must be recognized and applauded for their  
               work.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :









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           Support 
           
          California Partnership to End Domestic Violence
           
            Opposition 
           
          None on file

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Mukhtar Ali / RLS. / (916) 319-2800