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          Date of Hearing:  June 16, 2016 


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair


          ACR  
                      190 (Waldron) - As Introduced  May 26, 2016


          SUBJECT:  HIV Testing Day


          SUMMARY:  Proclaims June 27, 2016, as HIV Testing Day in  
          California and urges Californians to learn their HIV status.   
          Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings: 


          1)More than 1.2 million people in the United States are living  
            with an HIV infection, and that number grows by almost 50,000  
            each year.  In 2014, the State Department of Public Health  
            reported 5,551 new HIV diagnoses in California.



          2)One in seven people with HIV do not know that they are  
            infected, and three in 10 new HIV infections in the United  
            States are transmitted by people who do not know that they are  
            infected.



          3)More than 90 percent of new HIV infections in the United  
            States could be prevented by testing and diagnosing people who  
            have HIV and ensuring that they receive prompt and ongoing  
            care and treatment.










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          4)National HIV Testing Day is held on June 27, 2016, and should  
            serve as an opportunity to raise awareness about the  
            importance of HIV testing and early diagnosis of HIV.
          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:


          Support


          California Life Sciences Association (CLSA)


          Opposition
          None on file


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