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          Date of Hearing:   June 4, 2015


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                                Richard Gordon, Chair


          ACR 71  
          (Dodd) - As Introduced May 14, 2015


          SUBJECT:  Elder and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Awareness Month.


          SUMMARY:  Proclaims the month of June 2015 and every year  
          thereafter as Elder and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Awareness Month.   
          Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:


          1)Elder and vulnerable adult abuse is a serious and growing  
            crisis in California and not a day goes by without reports of  
            horrific cases of abuse or exploitation of elder or vulnerable  
            adults.


          2)Elder and vulnerable adult abuse may be physical, emotional,  
            sexual, or fiduciary and consists of crimes that recognize no  
            boundaries of economic, educational, or social status, gender,  
            race, culture, religion, or geographic location.


          3)The lack of statewide elder and vulnerable adult abuse data  
            prevents policymakers from measuring the extent of these  
            crimes and tragedies.










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          4)The California Commission on Aging and the California Elder  
            Justice Coalition convened an elder justice summit in 2013  
            during which 140 experts and advocates identified shortcomings  
            in California's response to elder abuse and proposed promising  
            solutions, including an Elder Justice Blue Ribbon Panel to  
            focus on the problem.


          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:




          Support


          California Commission on Aging


          California Elder Justice Coalition




          Opposition


          None on file




          Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800











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