Asm. Rebecca Bauer-Kahan

This resolution would designate the week beginning on February 21, 2022, as Eating Disorders Awareness Week.

This measure would, among other things, honor the late civil rights pioneer and icon Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

This measure would proclaim January 27, 2022, as Rose Ann Vuich Recognition Day, in recognition of Senator Rose Ann Vuich as the first woman elected to the California State Senate, to honor Senator Vuich's service to the Senate, and to appropriately reflect the Senator's stature and legacy.

This measure would proclaim the month of February 2022 as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, and would call upon the people of California to observe the month with programs and activities that raise awareness about the dynamics of teen dating violence and that support youth in learning the skills to have safe and healthy relationships.

This measure would recognize February 7, 2022, to February 11, 2022, as National School Counseling Week.

This measure would designate the week of January 30, 2022, to February 5, 2022, inclusive, as Physician Anesthesiologist Week.

This measure would declare that passengers in motor vehicles should be educated and encouraged to advocate for their own safety and the safety of others during National Passenger Safety Week, the week of January 23 to 29, 2022, inclusive.

Existing law requires a court to seal the autopsy report and evidence associated with the examination of the victim, upon request of a qualifying family member, when a child was killed as a result of a criminal act and a person has been convicted and sentenced for the commission of that criminal act, or a person has been found to have committed that offense by the juvenile court and adjudged a ward of the juvenile court. Existing law defines "qualifying family member" for this purpose as a biological or adoptive parent, spouse, or legal guardian. This bill would require the court, upon the request of a qualifying family member, to seal the autopsy report and any evidence associated with the examination of a victim, of any age, who was killed as a result of a criminal act when the above conditions apply or when a prosecutorial agency has concluded all persons who could have been prosecuted for the criminal act have died. The bill would authorize the court to review in camera any official information in the possession of a public agency, including the autopsy report and evidence associated with the examination, that is necessary to evaluate the request. The bill would also include within the definition of "qualifying family member" the victim's next of kin, personal representative, child, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or domestic partner. The bill would exclude from the definition of a "victim who was killed as a result of a criminal act" a person who was killed by the use of force against them by a peace officer or custodial officer. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.