Rick Rollens
http://www.mindinstitute.org
M.I.N.D Institute

Rick Rollens is the former Secretary of the California State Senate, a position he held for many of his 24 years of distinguished service to the California state senate. Prior to his career with the California senate, Rick served on the staff of Congressman Jerome Waldie in Washington, DC. Currently, Rick is president of Rollens Consulting, a government relations company in Sacramento. Rick serves as the Legislative Advisor to ARCA, the Association of Regional Center Agencies which provides services and support to the over 200,000 Californian's with developmental disabilities, including Autism. In march 2006, Rick was appointed by the California Speaker of the State Assembly to serve on the Blue Ribbon Commission on Autism. He was also recently appointed by California's Superintendent of Public Instruction to the State Department of Education's Autism Advisory Committee. Rick's most recent efforts have involved the establishment and major funding of the U.C. Davis M.I.N.D. Institute.

M.I.N.D. INSTITUTE STUDY CONFIRMS AUTISM INCREASE Oct 2002

RESPONSE BY  RICK ROLLENS  TO M.I.N.D. INSTITUTE STUDY  "EPIDEMIOLOGY OF AUTISM IN   CALIFORNIA"  17 Oct 2002

http://www.msnbc.com/news/436601.asp
Newsweek article

http://news.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/MIND_Inst.html


http://mindinstitute.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/news/cabudget.htm
UC DAVIS M.I.N.D. INSTITUTE RECEIVES $34 MILLION IN STATE FUNDING

http://www.saveachild.com/netnews/advocacy.htm#Rising
California Number of Autism Rising
""We're looking at the sacred cow of modern medicine as the cause of an
epidemic,"
...normal 7-month-old when he received his third diphtheria, tetanus and
pertussis (whooping cough) and first Haemophilus influenza type B
vaccines....mumps, measles and rubella vaccination at 18 months was the
final catalyst leading to his diagnosis of autism at age 2."

http://www.vaccineinfo.net/issues/mediaarticles/insight_inoculations_1099.htm
Innoculations May Be RX for Disaster

http://www.house.gov/reform/hearings/healthcare/99.08.03/rollens.htm
Testimony of Rick Rollens
Before The House Committee on Government Reform
"Vaccines - Finding the Balance Between Public Safety and Personal Choice"
August 3, 1999

[Media] The alarming rise of child autism
[Media] UC Davis center tries to unravel autism's mystery
[Media] Rising number of autism cases putting a strain on many schools
[Media] Vaccine-autism link feared

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