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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 61
          Author:   Hayashi (D)
          Amended:  6/21/11 in Assembly
          Vote:     21

           
           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  62-0, 7/1/11 (Consent) - See last page for 
            vote


           SUBJECT  :    California Nurses Week

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution proclaims May 6 through 12, 
          annually, as California Nurses Week in recognition of the 
          contributions that all nurses have made to the health and 
          safety of all Californians and to express appreciation to 
          all of the state's nurses; and, asks Californians to honor 
          all nurses who provide the highest quality health care 
          services to the public. 

           ANALYSIS  :    This resolution makes the following 
          legislative findings:

          1.There are over 300,000 working nurses in California, 
            representing the largest component of the health care 
            professions in the state, whose charge is to care for and 
            protect the public and to meet the different and emerging 
            health care needs of the people of California.

          2.The depth and breadth of the nursing profession meets a 
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            broad spectrum of the health care needs of Californians 
            in a variety of settings; and, renewed emphasis on 
            preventive health care and the early detection of disease 
            requires improved use of the state's nursing resources. 

          3.A renewed emphasis on preventive health care and the 
            early detection of disease requires improved use of the 
            state's nursing resources; and, the provision of 
            cost-effective health care services by nurses will be an 
            important component of the California health care 
            delivery system in years to come. 

          4.California nurses worked to achieve the nation's first 
            safe nurse-to-patient ratio law that studies have 
            documented to reduce patient mortality in California 
            hospitals and help mitigate the nursing shortage; and, 
            the safe, high-quality health care services provided by 
            nurses touch the lives of every Californian. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  5/21/12)

          United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health 
            Care Professionals


           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  62-0, 7/1/11
          AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Beall, Block, Blumenfield, 
            Bonilla, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles 
            Calderon, Campos, Carter, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Davis, 
            Dickinson, Donnelly, Eng, Feuer, Fong, Fuentes, Beth 
            Gaines, Galgiani, Gatto, Gordon, Hagman, Halderman, 
            Hayashi, Roger Hern�ndez, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, 
            Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Logue, Mansoor, Miller, 
            Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nestande, Nielsen, Norby, 
            Olsen, Pan, Portantino, Silva, Skinner, Solorio, Swanson, 
            Torres, Valadao, Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, 
            John A. P�rez
          NO VOTE RECORDED: Ammiano, Atkins, Bill Berryhill, Cedillo, 
            Fletcher, Furutani, Garrick, Gorell, Grove, Hall, Harkey, 
            Lara, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Perea, V. Manuel 
            P�rez, Smyth








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                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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