BILL ANALYSIS Ó SCR 103 Page 1 SENATE THIRD READING SCR 103 (Leyva) As Introduced May 12, 2016 Majority vote SENATE VOTE: 37-0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- |Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------+-----+-----------------------+---------------------| |Rules |11-0 |Gordon, Chang, | | | | |Arambula, Brough, | | | | |Cooley, Gomez, Holden, | | | | |Jones, Quirk, | | | | |Rodriguez, Waldron | | | | | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Proclaims the month of February 2016 as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, and would encourage all Californians to observe Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month with programs and activities that raise awareness about teen dating violence. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings: 1)Victims of teen dating violence are at increased risk for SCR 103 Page 2 truancy, dropout, teen pregnancy, suicide, having eating disorders, and engaging in other harmful behaviors such as the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. 2)Teen dating violence, also known as dating abuse, is a serious and growing problem throughout California. It has been linked to other forms of violence and aggression against peers, including bullying, sexual harassment, sexual violence, and physical violence. 3)Teen dating violence intervention and prevention programs can help to ensure a positive school climate and safe learning environment for all pupils, address warning signs of dating violence among pupils before behaviors escalate, and protect the safety of targeted students. 4)Pupils who are victims in high school are at higher risk for victimization during college, and adolescent perpetrators of dating violence are more likely to abuse their intimate partners as adults. 5)The establishment of Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month will benefit schools, communities, families, and all youth. FISCAL EFFECT: None Analysis Prepared by: Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN: 0002933 SCR 103 Page 3