Bill Text: CA AR53 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relative to the California State University Class of 4 Million.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 54-15-1)

Status: (Passed) 2021-07-15 - Read. Adopted. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 2373.). [AR53 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AR53-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

House Resolution

No. 53

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Introduced by Assembly Member Levine

June 07, 2021

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Relative to the California State University Class of 4 Million.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

HR 53, as introduced, Levine.

Digest Key

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Bill Text

WHEREAS, The California State University is the nation’s largest four-year public university, educating 486,000 students annually; and

WHEREAS, With the graduating class of 2021, the California State University achieves a milestone of 4,000,000 living alumni; and

WHEREAS, The California State University educates the most ethnically, economically, and academically diverse student body in the nation; and

WHEREAS, The California State University is an unparalleled engine of social mobility with students receiving a high-quality education that propels them into higher economic strata; and

WHEREAS, Graduation rates have increased to an all-time high under Graduation Initiative 2025, helping to meet California’s need for degreed workers; and

WHEREAS, The California State University confers 129,000 degrees annually; and

WHEREAS, The California State University plays a major role in California’s economy and the creation of California's workforce by graduating nearly one-half of all bachelor’s degrees awarded in California each year; and

WHEREAS, The California State University provides a return of nearly $7 for every dollar invested in the university by the state and the return is $30 when the impact of alumni earnings is included; and

WHEREAS, The California State University alumni network is larger than the population of 23 individual states; and

WHEREAS, Ninety-five percent of all enrolled students come from California and 3,800,000 alumni live in California; and

WHEREAS, One in every 20 Americans with a college degree earned it at the California State University and one in 10 employees in California is a California State University graduate; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly joins the California State University in celebrating the Class of 4 Million, its global network, and its essential impact on California; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.