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                                                                  SCR 100
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          Date of Hearing:   August 29, 2012

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                    SCR 100 (Liu) - As Introduced:  June 26, 2012

           SENATE VOTE  :   38-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   California Bullying Prevention Day.

           SUMMARY  :   Declares December 12, 2012, as California Bullying 
          Prevention Day; and recognizes the need for individuals, 
          schools, communities, businesses, local governments, and the 
          state to take action on behalf of bullying prevention in 
          California.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following 
          legislative findings:

          1)Bullying, a form of violence among children and youth, is 
            common on school playgrounds, in neighborhoods, and in homes 
            throughout California with an estimated 28 percent of students 
            bullied at school and 6 percent being cyber bullied.

          2)Bullying behaviors are recognized as dangerous and harmful 
            acts that victimize the targeted child with a pattern of 
            deliberate, negative, hurtful, aggressive acts which take many 
            forms such as physical, verbal, and relational or social.

          3)School bullying has been identified as a problematic behavior 
            among adolescents, affecting school achievement, prosocial 
            skills, and psychological well-being for both victims and 
            perpetrators; and, bullying can affect the social environment 
            of a school, creating a climate of fear among students, 
            inhibiting their ability to learn, and leading to other 
            antisocial behaviors.

          4)Bullying is a cyclical problem that can be addressed with a 
            comprehensive program using a combination of interventions 
            school wide, at the classroom and the individual levels, to 
            create a social environment characterized by positive adult 
            involvement, firm limits for unacceptable behavior, consistent 
            use of sanctions for rule violation, and recognition that 
            adults are the authorities.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None









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           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          None on file.
           
            Opposition 
           
          None on file.

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800