BILL ANALYSIS
ACR 57
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
ACR 57 (Eng)
As Amended April 16, 2009
Majority vote
RULES 10-0
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|Ayes:|Lieu, Blakeslee, Adams, | | |
| |Ammiano, Gaines, Mendoza, | | |
| |Silva, Swanson, | | |
| |Torlakson, Yamada | | |
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SUMMARY : Proclaims April 23, 2009, as California Acupuncture
Day and encourages all Californians to consider the use of
acupuncture. Specifically, this resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1)Acupuncture is a noninvasive, gentle, and proven health care
system used to diagnose, treat, and prevent illness.
2)The potential benefits of acupuncture are widely recognized as
more than 15 million Americans have turned to acupuncture and
Asian medicine since it was introduced in this country in the
1970s.
3)There is more access to this medicine in California than any
other state in the country; and, California has the highest
education standards for acupuncturists of any state in the
country. As a result, many Californians have come to rely on
acupuncturists as their first choice of health care
practitioners for low-risk, cost effective, and reliable
health care.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
Analysis Prepared by : Lia Lopez / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
FN: 0000364