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                                                                  ACR 161
                                                                  Page  1

          Date of Hearing:   May 6, 2010

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                   ACR 161 (Lowenthal) - As Amended:   May 3, 2010
           
          SUBJECT  :   California Nurses Week 2010.

           SUMMARY  :   Proclaims May 9 through 15 as California Nurses Week  
          2010, in recognition of the contributions that nurses have made  
          to improve the health and safety of all Californians and to  
          express deep appreciation to all of the state's nurses during  
          that week and throughout the years to come.  Specifically,  this  
          resolution  makes the following legislative findings:  

          1)The California Nurses Association was founded in 1903, as the  
            first organization to represent nurses in California; and over  
            the 107 years, California nurses have achieved lifesaving  
            gains in patient care and patient safety conditions for all  
            Californians through sponsored legislation, public regulation,  
            and collective action in patient care settings.

          2)Nationally, May 6 through 12 is recognized as National Nurses  
            Week 2010; and nurses working in all areas of health care in  
            California will commemorate May 9 through 15 as California  
            Nurses Week 2010, in celebration of the many ways all nurses  
            provide safe, high-quality patient care and patient services.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees  
          (AFSCME)

           Opposition 
           
          None on file.

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