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          Date of Hearing:   February 18, 2010

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                 Ted W. Lieu, Chair
           ACR 112 (Portantino and Smyth) - As Amended:  February 16, 2010
           
          SUBJECT  :    Cuss Free Week.

           SUMMARY  :   Designates the first week of March of each year as  
          Cuss Free Week.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the  
          following legislative findings:

          1)The No Cussing Club was founded by then 14-year old McKay  
            Hatch after noticing many of his peers were using cusswords  
            that created an environment of rudeness and disharmony; and  
            McKay reasoned that if pupils could say no to cussing, it  
            would be easier to stay away from drugs, violence and  
            pornography and turn their focus to positive aspirations and  
            goals.

          2)Cusswords and aggressive language are used by bullies to  
            intimidate their victims; and to counter this, the No Cussing  
            Club offers a workbook that can be downloaded from the  
            Internet and used to combat bullying and cyber bullying.  

          3)The No Cussing Challenge encourages members to place money in  
            a jar when foul language is used and donate collected funds to  
            charity; and by 2009, the No Cussing Challenge had grown to  
            100 clubs in schools and churches worldwide, with online  
            members in 50 states and numerous countries.

          4)The California Legislature invites the people of this state to  
            take the No Cussing Challenge each year during the first week  
            of March to improve our relationships, to set a tone of  
            harmony and connectedness in our communities, and to inspire  
            ourselves to higher endeavors.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None.

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          Numerous private citizens, nationwide









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           Opposition 
           
          None on file.

           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800