Bill Text: CA ACR174 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: California Solar Professionals Day.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 49-19)
Status: (Passed) 2014-09-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 185, Statutes of 2014. [ACR174 Detail]
Download: California-2013-ACR174-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 174 CHAPTERED BILL TEXT RESOLUTION CHAPTER 185 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 ADOPTED IN SENATE AUGUST 27, 2014 ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 22, 2014 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 22, 2014 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Nestande (Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Ammiano, Atkins, Bloom, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gorell, Grove, Hagman, Harkey, Holden, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Olsen, Pan, Perea, John A. Pérez, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Rodriguez, Salas, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, and Yamada) AUGUST 12, 2014 Relative to California Solar Professionals Day. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ACR 174, Nestande. California Solar Professionals Day. This measure would declare November 8, 2014, as California Solar Professionals Day. WHEREAS, California is leading nation in solar projects and the employment sector is a rapidly growing one; and WHEREAS, Skilled solar professionals are key to continuing growth in this market; and WHEREAS, There are more than 1,861 solar companies at work in California, employing more than 47,223 workers; and WHEREAS, These solar companies provide a wide range of services and products; and WHEREAS, 49 percent of solar companies were expected to add employees last year, with a total of 10,500 new employees added by November 2014, which equals 22.3 percent growth; and WHEREAS, The solar industry in California employs more than 5 times the number of workers than the next largest solar employing state; and WHEREAS, More than 73 percent of new solar jobs are newly created positions; and WHEREAS, Employment in the solar industry is generally very diverse; and WHEREAS, Job growth in the solar sector is nearly 5 times faster than the statewide growth rate; and WHEREAS, In 2013, California installed 2746 megawatts of solar electricity capacity, ranking the state first in the nation; and WHEREAS, There is enough solar power installed in the state to power more than 1.7 million homes and California ranks first in the nation for installed solar power; and WHEREAS, Solar installations have expanded rapidly and the industry has become more efficient and productive; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature declares November 8, 2014, as California Solar Professionals Day; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.