20250ACR_002497CHP INTRODUCED 2025-01-30 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2025-05-23 PASSED_SENATE 2025-06-19 ENROLLED 2025-06-20 CHAPTERED 2025-06-25 FILED 2025-06-25 2025 ACR CHP CHR 0 Introduced by Assembly Member Alanis (Coauthors: Assembly Members Addis, Aguiar-Curry, Ahrens, Alvarez, Arambula, Ávila Farías, Bains, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Boerner, Bonta, Calderon, Caloza, Carrillo, Castillo, Connolly, Davies, DeMaio, Dixon, Elhawary, Ellis, Flora, Fong, Gabriel, Gallagher, Garcia, Gipson, Jeff Gonzalez, Mark González, Hadwick, Haney, Harabedian, Hart, Hoover, Irwin, Jackson, Kalra, Krell, Lackey, Lowenthal, Macedo, McKinnor, Muratsuchi, Ortega, Pacheco, Papan, Patel, Patterson, Pellerin, Petrie-Norris, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Ransom, Rivas, Celeste Rodriguez, Michelle Rodriguez, Rogers, Blanca Rubio, Schiavo, Solache, Soria, Stefani, Ta, Tangipa, Valencia, Wallis, Ward, Wilson, and Zbur) LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Alanis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Addis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Aguiar-Curry COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ahrens COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Alvarez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Arambula COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ávila Farías COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bains COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bauer-Kahan COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bennett COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Berman COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Boerner COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bonta COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Calderon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Caloza COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Carrillo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Castillo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Connolly COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Davies COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY DeMaio COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Dixon COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Elhawary COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ellis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Flora COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Fong COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gabriel COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gallagher COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Garcia COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gipson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Jeff Gonzalez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Mark González COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hadwick COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Haney COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Harabedian COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hart COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Hoover COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Irwin COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Jackson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Kalra COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Krell COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lackey COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Lowenthal COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Macedo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY McKinnor COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Muratsuchi COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ortega COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Pacheco COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Papan COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Patel COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Patterson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Pellerin COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Petrie-Norris COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Quirk-Silva COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ramos COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ransom COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Rivas COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Celeste Rodriguez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Michelle Rodriguez COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Rogers COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Blanca Rubio COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Schiavo COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Solache COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Soria COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Stefani COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ta COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Tangipa COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Valencia COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wallis COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ward COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wilson COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Zbur Relative to National Missing Children’s Day.

National Missing Children’s Day National Missing Children’s Day. This measure would declare May 25, 2025, as National Missing Children’s Day and the 42nd anniversary of the first National Missing Children’s Day. NO

WHEREAS, In 2023, the California Department of Justice reported over 66,000 missing children in California, which is a 7.24-percent increase from the previous year, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation reported nearly 360,000 missing children nationwide; and

WHEREAS, The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) found that Black and Native American children were disproportionately victimized by child abduction, with percent of missing children reported as Black and 1.5 percent reported as Native American in 2021, which is approximately double the percentage of each population’s presence in the United States; and

WHEREAS, Of the nearly 2,000 children reported missing in California in 2023, almost three-quarters of those cases were resolved in the same year with the combined efforts of law enforcement and nonprofit entities; and

WHEREAS, NCMEC reported a 300-percent increase of reported online enticement of minors between and 2023; and

WHEREAS, Nineteen percent of the children who fled child welfare care and were reported missing in were likely victims of sex trafficking; and

WHEREAS, The United States Department of Justice first recognized National Missing Children’s Day on May 25, 1983, in memory of six-year-old Etan Patz, who was abducted in while walking to school in New York City; and

WHEREAS, The United States Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention established a partnership with NCMEC in to provide guidance and resources related to child abduction; and

WHEREAS, National Missing Children’s Day is recognized to raise awareness about the ongoing child abduction crisis, to commemorate victims of child abduction and their families, and to honor parents, guardians, caregivers, volunteers, and peace officers who remain dedicated to finding missing persons;

now, therefore,

be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims May 25, 2025, as National Missing Children’s Day and the 42nd anniversary of the first National Missing Children’s Day; and be it further Resolved, That the Legislature urges the participation of state agencies, law enforcement, local government, schools, community organizations, families, and individuals in educating minors and adults on preventing child abduction, responding to and reporting threats against personal safety, and connecting others with resources available to victims of abduction; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.