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          Date of Hearing:   March 15, 2012

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                     HR 24 (Yamada) - As Amended:  March 13, 2012
           
          SUBJECT  :   Social Work Month.

           SUMMARY  :   Proclaims March 2012 to be "Social Work Month" in 
          California, commends the California Chapter of the National 
          Association of Social Workers for its role in advancing 
          professional social work and promoting the well-being of the 
          people of California, and urges all Californians to take part in 
          March "Social Work Matters" events throughout California.  
          Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following legislative 
          findings:

          1)The primary mission of the social work profession is to 
            enhance and meet the basic needs of all people, with 
            particular attention to the needs and empowerment through 
            social action and social justice for those who are poor, 
            oppressed, and living in poverty.

          2)Professional social workers provide services across the age 
            spectrum, from prenatal to end of life services; and, they 
            serve in diverse settings, including schools, courtrooms, 
            health clinics, hospitals, senior centers, homeless shelters, 
            nursing homes, the military, disaster relief, prisons, 
            corporations, and in political office.

          3)Many professional social workers have combined their 
            leadership skills and knowledge of community development to 
            serve in elected office at the national, state and local 
            level, as well as in other distinguished leadership positions. 
             

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file.

           Opposition 








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          None on file.

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