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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 129
Author: Brown (D), et al.
Amended: 4/21/14 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 4/21/14
SUBJECT : Sexual Assault Awareness Month
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution 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.
ANALYSIS : 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.
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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.
This resolution 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.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
JG:e 5/5/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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