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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SCR 13
Author: Battin (R), et al
Amended: 3/14/05
Vote: 21
SENATE FLOOR : 25-0, 2/24/05
AYES: Aanestad, Ackerman, Ashburn, Battin, Bowen, Chesbro,
Cox, Denham, Dunn, Dutton, Hollingsworth, Kehoe Kuehl,
Lowenthal, Machado, Maldonado, Margett, McClintock,
Migden, Morrow, Romero, Runner, Simitian, Soto, Vincent
NO VOTE RECORDED: Alarcon, Alquist, Campbell, Cedillo,
Ducheny, Escutia, Figueroa, Florez, Murray, Ortiz,
Perata, Poochigian, Scott, Speier, Torlakson
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 71-0 (Passed on Consent), 4/7/05 - See
last page for vote
SUBJECT : Child Abuse Prevention Month
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution acknowledges the month of April
2005 as Child Abuse Prevention Month, and encourages the
people of the State of California to work together to
support youth-serving child abuse prevention activities in
their communities and schools.
Assembly Amendments (1) title and name the campaign and (2)
add co-authors.
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ANALYSIS : This resolution states that child abuse and
neglect continue to pose a serious threat to our nation's
children.
In 1996, more than three million children were reported to
child protective agencies in the United States as having
suffered abuse and neglect.
It is estimated that for every three dollars spent on the
prevention of child abuse and neglect, at least six dollars
are saved that might be spent on child welfare services,
special education services, medical care, foster care,
counseling, and the housing of juvenile offenders.
Child abuse and neglect is a community problem and finding
solutions depends on the involvement of people throughout
the community.
The first organized statewide Blue Ribbon Campaign was
originated in Norfolk, Virginia, by the grandmother of
Bubba Dickinson, a child who was murdered by his mother's
abusive boyfriend.
In recent years, the National Committee to Prevent Child
Abuse, the California chapter and other local affiliates,
United States military bases, and other groups have
organized Blue Ribbon Campaigns to increase public
awareness of child abuse and to promote ways to prevent
child abuse.
The National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, in all its
forms, has proclaimed April as National Child Abuse
Prevention Month.
This year's campaign is entitled "Safe Children and Healthy
Families are a Shared Responsibility."
This resolution designates the month of April 2005 as Child
Abuse Prevention Month, and encourages the people of the
State of California to work together to support
youth-serving child abuse prevention activities in their
communities and schools during that month and throughout
the year.
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FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Aghazarian, Arambula, Baca, Bass, Benoit, Berg,
Bermudez, Blakeslee, Bogh, Calderon, Canciamilla, Chan,
Chavez, Chu, Cogdill, Cohn, Coto, Daucher, De La Torre,
DeVore, Dymally, Emmerson, Evans, Garcia, Goldberg,
Hancock, Harman, Haynes, Jerome Horton, Shirley Horton,
Houston, Huff, Jones, Karnette, Keene, Klehs, Koretz, La
Malfa, Laird, Leno, Leslie, Levine, Liu, Matthews, Maze,
McCarthy, Montanez, Mullin, Nakanishi, Nava, Negrete
McLeod, Niello, Oropeza, Parra, Pavley, Plescia, Sharon
Runner, Ruskin, Saldana, Salinas, Spitzer, Strickland,
Torrico, Tran, Vargas, Villines, Walters, Wolk, Wyland,
Yee, Nunez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Frommer, Gordon, La Suer, Lieber,
Mountjoy, Nation, Richman, Ridley-Thomas, Umberg
RJG:mel 4/8/05 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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