BILL ANALYSIS
ACR 99
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
ACR 99 (Cohn)
As Amended August 14, 2006
Majority vote
RULES 7-0
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|Ayes:|Monta?ez, Cogdill, Baca, | | |
| |Benoit, Coto, Dymally, | | |
| |Villines | | |
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SUMMARY : Proclaims the month of October 2006 as Domestic
Violence Awareness Month. Specifically, this resolution makes
the following legislative findings:
1)According to the Surgeon General, United States Public Health
Service, domestic violence, also know as intimate partner
violence, is a societal problem of epidemic proportions.
2)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated in
1995 that the total cost of intimate partner violence against
adult women was approximately $5.8 billion including more than
$4 billion for health care services.
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; and, models developed to identify other
chronic health problems can be applied to intimate partner
violence enabling health care providers to assist victims and
their children
FISCAL EFFECT : None
ACR 99
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Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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