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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 190
          Author:   Waldron (R) and Gipson (D), et al.
          Amended:  6/23/16 in Assembly
          Vote:     21  

          ASSEMBLY FLOOR:  Read and adopted, 6/23/16

           SUBJECT:   HIV Testing Day


          SOURCE:    Author


          DIGEST:          This resolution proclaims June 27, 2016, as HIV  
          Testing Day in California and encourages Californians to learn  
          their HIV status.
          ANALYSIS:   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.


          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.


          This resolution proclaims June 27, 2016, as HIV Testing Day in  
          California and encourages Californians to get the facts and to  
          learn their HIV status.


          FISCAL EFFECT:   Appropriation:    No          Fiscal  
          Com.:NoLocal:    No


          SUPPORT:   (Verified7/5/16)


          California Life Sciences Association
          Equality California


          OPPOSITION:   (Verified7/5/16)


          None received


          ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT:     California Life Sciences Association  
          believes that "it is critical to raise HIV awareness, especially  
          among high-risk populations, and encourage individuals to  
          receive early diagnosis and prompt ongoing care."


          Equality California writes that "National HIV testing day ?  
          should serve as a reminder that this is a serious, yet  
          preventable disease that can be significantly abrogated with  
          proper effort and due diligence from Californians everywhere."











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          Prepared by:  Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520
          7/29/16 10:51:48


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