Bill Text: CA ACR50 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: The 2009 State Scientist Day.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 48-25)
Status: (Passed) 2009-06-03 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 45, Statutes of 2009. [ACR50 Detail]
Download: California-2009-ACR50-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 50 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 45
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 3, 2009
ADOPTED IN SENATE MAY 28, 2009
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 18, 2009
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 18, 2009
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 29, 2009
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Skinner
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula,
Bass, Beall, Bill Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block,
Blumenfield, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter,
Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon, DeVore,
Duvall, Emmerson, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani,
Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi,
Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Krekorian, Lieu,
Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning, Nava,
Nestande, John A. Perez, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino, Ruskin, Salas,
Silva, Smyth, Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres,
Torrico, Tran, Villines, and Yamada)
MARCH 11, 2009
Relative to the 2009 State Scientist Day.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 50, Skinner. The 2009 State Scientist Day.
This measure would proclaim May 20, 2009, as the 21st Annual State
Scientist Day.
WHEREAS, The State of California employs nearly 3,000 professional
scientists in over 30 state departments working in more than 230
scientific classifications; and
WHEREAS, State scientists hold graduate degrees in virtually every
scientific discipline, including 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, responsible advocacy, and earning
recognition for the important work of state scientists; 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, 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 2,000 elementary
school students with fun, hands-on science exhibits, including
digging for hidden artifacts, viewing live fish in a 1,500-gallon
tank, and playing Pollution Prevention "Wheel of Fortune" and Coastal
Creature "Jeopardy"; and
WHEREAS, State Scientist Day has sparked an interest in science
for thousands of California school children, legislators, state
employees, and 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 20, 2009, shall be recognized as the
21st 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 Californians; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
