BILL ANALYSIS
ACR 112
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
ACR 112 (Portantino and Smyth)
As Amended February 16, 2010
Majority vote
RULES 10-0
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|Ayes:|Lieu, Gaines, Adams, | | |
| |Furutani, Hagman, Hall, | | |
| |Mendoza, Silva, Swanson, | | |
| |Yamada | | |
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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
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Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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