CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

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CHAPTER 167

Statutes of 2018

Introduced by Assembly Member Rubio

(Coauthors: Assembly Members Acosta, Aguiar-Curry, Arambula, Baker, Berman, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonta, Brough, Burke, Caballero, Calderon, Carrillo, Cervantes, Chau, Chávez, Chen, Chiu, Choi, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Daly, Eggman, Flora, Fong, Frazier, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Gloria, Gonzalez Fletcher, Gray, Grayson, Harper, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Kamlager-Dove, Kiley, Lackey, Limón, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Obernolte, O’Donnell, Patterson, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Reyes, Rivas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Waldron, Weber, and Wood)

July 5, 2018

Relative to Red Ribbon Week.

Fiscal committee: no

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

This measure would declare October 23 to 31, 2018, inclusive, as Red Ribbon Week, and would encourage all Californians to help build drug-free communities and to participate in drug prevention activities.

WHEREAS, Californians for Drug-Free Youth (CADFY), a statewide parent-community organization, the office of the Governor, the office of the Attorney General, the State Department of Education, the California State Parent Teacher Association, and more than 100 other statewide agencies, departments, and organizations have been strong advocates for Red Ribbon Week; and

WHEREAS, The National Family Partnership initiated the Red Ribbon Campaign after United States Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena was killed in Mexico by drug traffickers in 1985; and

WHEREAS, Parents, youths, schools, businesses, law enforcement agencies, religious institutions, service organizations, senior citizens, medical and military personnel, sports teams, and others concerned about the effects of drugs on our communities will demonstrate their commitment to drug-free, healthy lifestyles by wearing and displaying red ribbons during this weeklong celebration; and

WHEREAS, The theme of this year’s Red Ribbon Week is “Life is your journey, travel drug free”; and

WHEREAS, Securing a safe and healthy future for our children is directly threatened by drug abuse, and awareness of this problem will help individuals in fighting drug abuse; and

WHEREAS, The objective of Red Ribbon Week 2018 will be to promote this view through drug prevention, education, parental involvement, and communitywide support; and

WHEREAS, The Assembly of the State of California has further committed its resources to ensure the success of the Red Ribbon Week celebration; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims its support for the Red Ribbon Week celebration by designating the period of October 23 to October 31, 2018, inclusive, as Red Ribbon Week; and be it further

Resolved, That the Legislature encourages all Californians to help build drug-free communities and to participate in drug prevention activities by making a visible statement that we are firmly committed to healthy, productive, and drug-free lifestyles; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.