Bill Text: CA SCR122 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Autism Awareness Month.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 67-28-1)

Status: (Passed) 2016-05-10 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 36, Statutes of 2016. [SCR122 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SCR122-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: SCR 122	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  36
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  MAY 10, 2016
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  MAY 5, 2016
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 2, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 2, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Beall
   (Coauthors: Senators Allen, Anderson, Bates, Block, Fuller,
Glazer, Hall, Hernandez, Hill, Jackson, Lara, Leyva, Liu, McGuire,
Mendoza, Monning, Nguyen, Pan, Pavley, and Wolk)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen,
Arambula, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough,
Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu,
Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier,
Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez,
Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Holden, Irwin, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein,
Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian,
Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Quirk, Rendon, Rodriguez, Salas,
Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron,
Weber, Wilk, and Wood)

                        MARCH 28, 2016

   Relative to Autism Awareness Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 122, Beall.  Autism Awareness Month.
   This measure would designate the month of April 2016 as Autism
Awareness Month and would encourage residents to show support for
autism awareness by lighting their homes, businesses, schools, and
places of worship with blue light bulbs.



   WHEREAS, Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder affecting
the social, communication, and behavioral skills of those affected by
it; and
   WHEREAS, More children are being diagnosed on the autism spectrum
than ever before with diagnoses as high as one in 68 children
nationally, and one in 42 boys; and
   WHEREAS, 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; and
   WHEREAS, 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; and
   WHEREAS, Autism Speaks and autism services providers throughout
the state 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; and
   WHEREAS, In support of the Light It Up Blue campaign, nearly 3,000
iconic structures and landmarks, including the Empire State Building
in New York City and the Sydney Opera House in Australia, in more
than 600 United States cities and 70 countries will shine a light on
autism as a growing public health crisis by being illuminated with
blue light; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature designates the month of
April 2016 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 during the month
of April; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.