Bill Text: CA ACR40 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: California Museum Month.
Sponsorship: Broadly Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-02 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 50, Statutes of 2015. [ACR40 Detail]
Download: California-2015-ACR40-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 40 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 50
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 2, 2015
ADOPTED IN SENATE MAY 22, 2015
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 30, 2015
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 30, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Calderon
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen,
Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brown, Chang, Chau,
Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Frazier, Beth
Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson,
Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger
Hern�ndez, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, 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, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Wilk,
Williams, and Wood)
MARCH 3, 2015
Relative to California Museum Month.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 40, Calderon. California Museum Month.
This measure would recognize the essential role that museums have
in the State of California as educational institutions and would
proclaim May 2015 as California Museum Month.
WHEREAS, California is home to over 1,400 museums that are located
in every county and region throughout the state and serve millions
of visitors annually; and
WHEREAS, California museums represent a multitude of learning
experiences, including art museums, zoos, aquaria, historical
societies, science centers, botanical gardens, children's museums,
and cultural centers; and
WHEREAS, California museums help the state meet its obligations in
the field of education by serving over 2 million schoolchildren in
kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and over one million
college and university students per year through field trips and
outreach programs; and
WHEREAS, Two-thirds of California museums partner with schools and
school districts to provide valuable and relevant educational
programs that serve their local students and enhance instruction
provided by the public sector; and
WHEREAS, Americans view museums as one of the most trustworthy
sources of objective information, and, after their families, the most
significant in creating a strong connection to the past; and
WHEREAS, California museums foster dialogue, inspire utilization
of critical thinking skills, and support exploration to advance
knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of history, science, the
arts, and the natural world; and
WHEREAS, California museums, through exhibitions and programs,
provide access to educational opportunities, exciting and hands-on
learning experiences, information, and the cultural and natural
heritage that define us as a state; and
WHEREAS, California museums provide a spark that inspires the
future generations of scientists, artists, politicians, historians,
and entrepreneurs; and
WHEREAS, The California Association of Museums has served to bring
important recognition of this commemorative month and invites all
museums, museum service organizations, California residents, and
local governments to use this milestone to recognize and celebrate
the essential role California museums play as educational
institutions as they serve communities, the nation, and the world;
now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes the essential
role that museums have in the State of California as educational
institutions and proclaims May 2015 as California Museum Month; and
be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
