Amended in Assembly April 16, 2015

Amended in Assembly April 8, 2015

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 32

Introduced by Senator Beall

(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Ridley-Thomas)

(Coauthors: Senators Allen, Hueso, McGuire, Mendoza, Pan, and Pavley)

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O’Donnell, Olsen, Perea, Rendon, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, and Wood)

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March 16, 2015

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 32—Relative to Autism Awareness Month.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SCR 32, as amended, Beall. Autism Awareness Month.

This measure would designate the month of April 2015 as Autism Awareness Month and would encourage residents to show support for autism awareness.

Fiscal committee: no.

WHEREAS, Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder
affecting the social, communication, and behavioral skills of those
affected by it; and

WHEREAS, More than 3.5 million Americans live with an
autism spectrum disorder; and

WHEREAS, More children are being diagnosed on the autism
spectrum than ever before, with diagnoses as high as one in 68
births nationally; and

WHEREAS, Autism is the fastest-growing developmental
disability, and in this country the prevalence of autism in children
increased by 119.4 percent from 2000 to 2010; and

WHEREAS, Only 16.8 percent of the population with disabilities
is employed; and

WHEREAS, There is no cure for autism, but it is
well-documented that if individuals with autism receive treatment
early in their lives, it is often possible for those individuals to lead
significantly improved lives; and

WHEREAS, Individuals with autism often require a lifetime of
specialized and community support services to ensure their health
and safety, and to support families’ resilience as they manage the
psychological and financial burdens autism presents; now,
therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature designates the month of
April 2015 as Autism Awareness Month and encourages residents
to show support for autism awareness; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.