BILL ANALYSIS �
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SENATE THIRD READING
SCR 99 (Beall and Steinberg)
As Introduced March 10, 2014
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :33-0
RULES 10-0
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|Ayes:|Gordon, Wilk, Brown, |
| |Ch�vez, Dababneh, |
| |Gonzalez, Hagman, |
| |Nazarian, Quirk, Waldron |
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SUMMARY : Designates April 2014 as Autism Awareness Month and
encourages residents to show support for autism awareness by
lighting their homes, businesses, schools, and places of worship
with blue light bulbs. Specifically, this resolution makes the
following legislative findings:
1)Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder affecting the
social, communication, and behavioral skills of those affected
by it; and, more children are being diagnosed on the autism
spectrum than ever before with diagnoses as high as one in 88
children nationally and one in 54 boys.
2)There is no cure for autism, but it is well-documented that if
individuals with autism receive treatment early in their
lives, it is often possible for those individuals to lead
significantly improved lives.
3)Individuals with autism often require a lifetime of
specialized and community support services to ensure their
health and safety and to support families' resilience as they
manage the psychological and financial burdens autism
presents.
4)Throughout the state, Autism Speaks and service providers are
organizing the Light It Up Blue campaign and Autism Awareness
Day in order to educate parents, professionals, and the
general public about autism and its impact.
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FISCAL EFFECT : None
Analysis Prepared by : Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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