BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SCR 32| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- UNFINISHED BUSINESS Bill No: SCR 32 Author: Beall (D), et al. Amended: 4/16/15 Vote: 21 SENATE FLOOR: 32-0, 3/26/15 AYES: Allen, Anderson, Bates, Beall, Berryhill, Block, Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani, Hall, Hancock, Hernandez, Hill, Hueso, Lara, Leno, Leyva, Liu, McGuire, Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Moorlach, Nguyen, Nielsen, Pan, Pavley, Roth, Runner, Stone, Vidak, Wolk NO VOTE RECORDED: Cannella, De León, Hertzberg, Huff, Jackson, Morrell, Wieckowski ASSEMBLY FLOOR: Read and adopted, 4/16/15 SUBJECT: Autism Awareness Month SOURCE: Author DIGEST: This resolution designates the month of April 2015 as Autism Awareness Month and encourages residents to show support for autism awareness. Assembly Amendments make technical changes and add coauthors. ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings: SCR 32 Page 2 1)Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder affecting the social, communication, and behavioral skills of those affected by it. 2)More than 3.5 million Americans live with an autism spectrum disorder, and more children are being diagnosed on the autism spectrum than ever before with diagnoses as high as one in 68 births nationally. 3)Autism is the fastest-growing developmental disability, and in this country the prevalence of autism in children increased by 119.4% from 2000 to 2010. 4)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. 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. This resolution designates the month of April 2015 as Autism Awareness Month and encourages residents to show support for autism awareness. Prior Legislation SCR 99 (Beall, Resolution Chapter 17, Statutes of 2014) SCR 32 Page 3 designated April 2014 as Autism Awareness Month. SCR 69 (Pavley, Resolution Chapter 16, Statutes of 2012) designated April 2012 as California Autism Awareness Month. SCR 29 (Pavley, Resolution Chapter 24, Statutes of 2011) designated April 2011 as California Autism Awareness Month. FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.:NoLocal: No SUPPORT: (Verified4/21/15) Association of Regional Center Agencies Autism Speaks The Help Group OPPOSITION: (Verified4/21/15) None received Prepared by:Jonas Austin / SFA / (916) 651-1520 4/22/15 16:19:55 SCR 32 Page 4 **** END ****