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CA SCR73

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

8/24/2012

Primary Sponsor

Leland Yee

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Origin

Senate

2011-2012 Session

AI Summary

  • Legislature encourages school districts to include age-appropriate instruction on child sexual abuse prevention in their curriculum
  • Instruction should help pupils understand the difference between appropriate and inappropriate conduct in situations where child sexual abuse could occur
  • Curriculum should provide pupils with resources on how to handle potentially dangerous situations
  • Resolution notes that child sexual abuse is reported up to 80,000 times annually, with many unreported cases due to fear and difficulty in validation
  • Resolution identifies need to address long-term effects of abuse including low self-esteem, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, and other serious psychological impacts

Legislative Description

School districts: child sexual abuse curriculum.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 87, Statutes of 2012.

8/24/2012

Committee Referrals

Education3/26/2012
Rules3/13/2012

Full Bill Text

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