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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SCR 122
Author: Beall (D), et al.
Amended: 5/2/16
Vote: 21
SENATE FLOOR: 38-0, 4/7/16
AYES: Allen, Anderson, Bates, Beall, Berryhill, Block,
Cannella, De León, Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani, Glazer, Hall,
Hancock, Hernandez, Hertzberg, Hill, Hueso, Huff, Lara, Leno,
Leyva, Liu, McGuire, Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Moorlach,
Morrell, Nguyen, Nielsen, Pan, Pavley, Roth, Stone, Vidak,
Wieckowski, Wolk
NO VOTE RECORDED: Jackson, Runner
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: Read and adopted, 5/2/16
SUBJECT: Autism Awareness Month
SOURCE: Autism Speaks
DIGEST: This resolution designates the month of April 2016 as
Autism Awareness Month and encourages residents to show support
for autism awareness by lighting their homes, businesses,
schools, and places of worship with blue light bulbs.
Assembly Amendments add coauthors.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
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1)Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder affecting the
social, communication, and behavioral skills of those affected
by it.
2)More children are being diagnosed on the autism spectrum than
ever before with diagnoses as high as one in 68 children
nationally, and one in 42 boys.
3)There is no cure for autism, but early treatment makes it
often possible for those individuals to lead significantly
improved lives.
4)Individuals with autism often require a lifetime of
specialized and community support services to ensure their
health and safety, and to support families' resilience in
managing the psychological and financial burdens autism
presents.
5)Autism Speaks and autism services providers throughout the
state are organizing the Light It Up Blue campaign and Autism
Awareness Day in order to educate parents, professionals, and
the general public about autism and its impact, and to shine a
light on autism as a growing public health crisis.
This resolution designates the month of April 2016 as Autism
Awareness Month and encourages residents to show support for
autism awareness by lighting their homes, businesses, schools,
and places of worship with blue light bulbs during the month of
April.
Prior Legislation
SCR 32 (Beall, Resolution Chapter 32, Statutes of 2015)
designated the month of April 2015 as Autism Awareness Month and
encouraged residents to show support for autism awareness.
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FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified5/4/16)
Autism Speaks (source)
AFSCME
Association of Regional Center Agencies
Center for Autism and Related Disorders
OPPOSITION: (Verified5/4/16)
None received
Prepared by: Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520
5/4/16 15:04:21
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