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                                                                  ACR 101
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          Date of Hearing:   February 9, 2012

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                  ACR 101 (Lara) - As Introduced:  February 6, 2012
           
          SUBJECT  :   Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.

          SUMMARY  :   Proclaims the month of February 2012 as Teen Dating 
          Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, supports communities to 
          empower teens to develop healthy and violence-free relationships 
          throughout their lives; and calls upon Californians to observe 
          the month with programs and activities that raise awareness 
          about the dynamics of teen dating violence and support young 
          people in learning the skills to have safe and healthy 
          relationships.    Specifically,  this resolution  makes the 
          following legislative findings:

          1)Victims of teen dating violence are at increased risk for low 
            academic performance, truancy, dropout, teen pregnancy, 
            suicide, having eating disorders, and engaging in other 
            harmful behaviors such as use of alcohol, tobacco, and other 
            drugs.

          2)According to Liz Claiborne's 2009 Parent/Teen Dating Violence 
            Poll, approximately one in three adolescent girls in the 
            United States is a victim of physical, emotional, or verbal 
            abuse from a dating partner, a figure that far exceeds 
            victimization rates for other types of violence affecting 
            youth.

          3)Teen dating violence intervention and prevention programs can 
            address warning signs of dating violence among pupils before 
            behaviors escalate, protect the safety of targeted students, 
            and help to ensure a positive school climate and safe learning 
            environment for all pupils.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file.









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           Opposition 
           
          None on file.

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