Bill Text: CA ACR35 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: 27th Annual State Scientist Day.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 50-25-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-26 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 76, Statutes of 2015. [ACR35 Detail]
Download: California-2015-ACR35-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 35 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 76
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 26, 2015
ADOPTED IN SENATE JUNE 22, 2015
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 11, 2015
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 11, 2015
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 27, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Gonzalez
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen,
Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brown, Burke, Calderon,
Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh,
Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina
Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gordon, Gray, Grove,
Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Kim, Lackey,
Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty,
Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen,
Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas,
Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Wagner, Waldron, Weber,
Wilk, Williams, and Wood)
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
Relative to the 27th Annual State Scientist Day.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 35, Gonzalez. 27th Annual State Scientist Day.
This measure would declare May 13, 2015, as the 27th Annual State
Scientist Day, as a tribute to the dedication and professionalism of
the state scientists who work on behalf of all the residents of
California.
WHEREAS, The state employs nearly 3,000 professional scientists in
over 30 state departments working in more than 81 scientific
classifications; and
WHEREAS, State scientists hold graduate degrees in virtually every
scientific discipline, including biology, nematology, virology,
seismology, epidemiology, toxicology, and many others; and
WHEREAS, State scientists are represented by the California
Association of Professional Scientists (CAPS), which is dedicated to
professionalism, independence, and responsible advocacy; and
WHEREAS, The work of state scientists protects the public from
life-threatening diseases, safeguards our wildlife and abundant
natural resources, and protects our air and water from toxic waste
and pollution; and
WHEREAS, State scientists are required to make critical decisions
every day based on rigorous scientific factfinding, and these
decisions ultimately impact the lives and property of all
Californians; and
WHEREAS, State scientists perform important work in the areas of
infectious disease prevention, oil spill prevention and cleanup,
public health drinking water monitoring, the protection of
agricultural crops, brownfields mitigation, chemical and radiological
disaster response, and much more; and
WHEREAS, CAPS cosponsors the Sacramento Regional Science and
Engineering Fair, one of California's 14 regional science and
engineering fairs, serving hundreds of middle and high schools in 10
California counties; and
WHEREAS, State scientists host an annual State Scientist Day at
the State Capitol to increase public awareness and recognition of the
significant contributions made by scientists working in state
government while entertaining and educating over 3,500 elementary
school students with fun, hands-on science exhibits; and
WHEREAS, State Scientist Day has sparked an interest in science
for thousands of California schoolchildren, legislators, state
employees, and members of the public, who attend the special event;
now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That May 13, 2015, shall be recognized as the
27th Annual State Scientist Day, and that this day shall be a tribute
to the dedication and professionalism of the state scientists who
work on behalf of all the residents of California; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
