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                                                                  ACR 183
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          Date of Hearing:   August 12, 2010

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                 ACR 183 (Fletcher) - As Introduced:  August 3, 2010
           
          SUBJECT  :   California Adoption Month.

           SUMMARY  :   Declares November 2010 to be California Adoption  
          Month.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following  
          legislative findings: 

          1)Loving and nurturing families are formed every day when  
            committed and dedicated individuals make an important  
            difference in the life of a child through adoption; and the  
            need to find and support permanent homes for California's  
            children who cannot safely return to their own families should  
            be acknowledged and supported. 

          2)During the 2008-09 fiscal year, over 7,250 children were  
            adopted in California; and more than 18,000 of the children in  
            foster care are awaiting adoption into a permanent home.

          3)Children with loving, caring, and involved parents can better  
            realize their full potential and thrive by encouragement from  
            their parents to aim high, work hard, and make the right  
            choices that will lead to a healthy and satisfying life.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file.

           Opposition 
           
          None on file.

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