California 2021-2022 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AR40 Compare Versions

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1	1	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION House Resolution No. 40Introduced by Assembly Member RamosApril 26, 2021 Relative to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Awareness Month. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTHR 40, as introduced, Ramos. Digest KeyBill TextWHEREAS, In 2016, 5,712 missing and murdered indigenous cases were reported to the National Crime Information Center; andWHEREAS, According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, homicide is the second to seventh leading cause of death for indigenous women; andWHEREAS, According to a study conducted on behalf of the United States Department of Justice, in some tribal communities, indigenous women face murder rates 10 times higher than the national average. No such study exists for urban areas; andWHEREAS, Little data exists on the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls, and data that is available is incomplete and inadequate; andWHEREAS, The data that does exist on this issue focuses primarily on indigenous women living on reservations, despite approximately 70 percent of native people living in urban cities; andWHEREAS, According to the first report conducted by the Urban Indian Health Institute in 2018 on missing and murdered indigenous women in urban cities:(1) In 27 percent of the missing and murdered indigenous women cases, the victims were 18 years of age or younger.(2) The average age for missing and murdered indigenous women was 29.(3) California has the sixth highest death rate of indigenous women in urban cities; andWHEREAS, According to the most recent census data, California has the largest population of American Indians, more than any other state in the country; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly of the State of California That the Assembly hereby designates the month of May 2021 as Californias Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Awareness Month; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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3	3	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION House Resolution No. 40Introduced by Assembly Member RamosApril 26, 2021 Relative to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Awareness Month. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTHR 40, as introduced, Ramos. Digest Key
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15	15	Introduced by Assembly Member RamosApril 26, 2021
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20	20	Relative to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Awareness Month.
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34	34	WHEREAS, In 2016, 5,712 missing and murdered indigenous cases were reported to the National Crime Information Center; and
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36	36	WHEREAS, According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, homicide is the second to seventh leading cause of death for indigenous women; and
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38	38	WHEREAS, According to a study conducted on behalf of the United States Department of Justice, in some tribal communities, indigenous women face murder rates 10 times higher than the national average. No such study exists for urban areas; and
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40	40	WHEREAS, Little data exists on the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls, and data that is available is incomplete and inadequate; and
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42	42	WHEREAS, The data that does exist on this issue focuses primarily on indigenous women living on reservations, despite approximately 70 percent of native people living in urban cities; and
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44	44	WHEREAS, According to the first report conducted by the Urban Indian Health Institute in 2018 on missing and murdered indigenous women in urban cities:
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46	46	(1) In 27 percent of the missing and murdered indigenous women cases, the victims were 18 years of age or younger.
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48	48	(2) The average age for missing and murdered indigenous women was 29.
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50	50	(3) California has the sixth highest death rate of indigenous women in urban cities; and
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52	52	WHEREAS, According to the most recent census data, California has the largest population of American Indians, more than any other state in the country; now, therefore, be it
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54	54	Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California That the Assembly hereby designates the month of May 2021 as Californias Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Awareness Month; and be it further
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56	56	Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.