BILL ANALYSIS �
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
ACR 123 (Bonnie Lowenthal)
As Amended April 24, 2012
Majority vote
RULES 9-0
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|Ayes:|Silva, Alejo, Butler, | | |
| |Carter, Donnelly, Hagman, | | |
| |Hueso, Knight, Williams | | |
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SUMMARY : Designates the month of April 2012 as Sexual Assault
Awareness Month; recognizes April 25, 2012, as Denim Day
California; and, encourages everyone to wear jeans on that day
to help communicate the message that there is no excuse for, and
never an invitation to commit rape. Specifically, this
resolution states the following legislative findings:
1)The American Medical Association has stated that a "woman is
raped every 46 seconds in the United States" and that sexual
assault is a "silent epidemic;" and, it is estimated that
nearly one in two women and one in five men experience sexual
violence other than rape throughout their lifetime.
2)The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey
reports that there are more than 22 million survivors of rape
in the United States; and, 2 million of those survivors live
in California impacting women, children, and men of all racial
and economic backgrounds.
3)Denim Day has been designated to bring awareness about rape
and sexual assault; and, rape prevention and education efforts
are underway in California to challenge the societal myths and
behaviors that perpetuate rape and to engage communities in a
common goal of ending sexual assault.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
Analysis Prepared by : Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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