BILL ANALYSIS �
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
ACR 129 (Brown)
As Introduced April 1, 2014
Majority vote
RULES 7-0
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|Ayes:|Gordon, Wilk, Brown, |
| |Ch�vez, Gonzalez, Quirk, |
| |Ridley-Thomas |
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SUMMARY : Designates the month of April 2014 as Sexual Assault
Awareness Month; recognizes April 23, 2014, 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 makes the following legislative findings:
1)Rape and sexual assault impact women, children, and men of all
racial, cultural, and economic backgrounds 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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