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          Date of Hearing:   August 18, 2005

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Cindy Monta?ez, Chair
                      ACR 2 (Cohn) - As Amended:  July 13, 2005
           
          SUBJECT  :   Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

           SUMMARY  :   Proclaims the month of October 2005 as Domestic  
          Violence Awareness Month.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes  
          the following legislative findings:

          1)For many Americans, home is tainted with violence and fear and  
            is often the result of more than an occasional family dispute.

          2)According to the Surgeon General, United States Public Health  
            Service, domestic violence is a societal problem of epidemic  
            proportions.

          3)Women are not the only targets of domestic violence: young  
            children, elderly persons, and men are also victims in their  
            own homes.

          4)The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence sponsored the  
            first Day of Unity in October 1981 for the purpose of uniting  
            battered women's advocates across the nation in an effort to  
            end domestic violence.

          5)The first Domestic Violence Awareness Month was proclaimed in  
            October 1987 aimed at creating awareness about the problem and  
            presenting solutions. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None
            
           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          California Attorney General's Office
          Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa County
          Lambda Letters Project
          Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)

           Opposition 
           








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          None on file.
           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Lia Lopez / RLS. / (916) 319-2800