Bill Text: CA SCR19 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: The United Way.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 53-21)

Status: (Passed) 2013-05-08 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 30, Statutes of 2013. [SCR19 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SCR19-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: SCR 19	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  30
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  MAY 8, 2013
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  MAY 2, 2013
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 25, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 25, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Evans
   (Principal coauthor: Senator Huff)
   (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Gray)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano,
Atkins, Bloom, Blumenfield, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford,
Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Conway,
Cooley, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Beth Gaines,
Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gordon, Gorell, Grove, Hagman, Hall, Harkey,
Roger Hernández, Holden, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue,
Maienschein, Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Mitchell, Morrell, Mullin,
Muratsuchi, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea, John A. Pérez, V.
Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Salas, Skinner, Stone,
Ting, Torres, Wagner, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, and Yamada)

                        MARCH 4, 2013

   Relative to the United Way.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 19, Evans. The United Way.
   This measure would honor the 125th anniversary of the founding of
the United Way.



   WHEREAS, In 2012, the United Way celebrated the 125th anniversary
of its founding; and
   WHEREAS, The United Way was founded in Denver in 1887; and
   WHEREAS, Today, the United Way is the largest privately funded,
nonprofit corporation in the nation and the world, with more than
1,800 United Ways in 41 countries and territories; and
   WHEREAS, The focus of the United Way is identifying and resolving
pressing community issues, as well as making measurable changes in
the communities through partnerships with schools, government
agencies, businesses, organized labor, financial institutions,
community development corporations, voluntary and neighborhood
associations, the faith community, and others; and
   WHEREAS, The issues the United Way focuses on are determined
locally because of the diversity of the communities served; and
   WHEREAS, The United Way's overall framework, however, includes
education, income, and health; and
   WHEREAS, The United Way builds on community strengths and assets,
helps individuals and groups with specific community interests, finds
ways for them to contribute their time and talents, supports
direct-service programs and community-change efforts, and advocates
public policy changes; and
   WHEREAS, Millions of corporations and businesses partner with the
United Way to address community needs; and
   WHEREAS, The United Way of California improves the health,
education, and financial results of low-income children and families
by enhancing and coordinating the advocacy and community impact work
of California's United Ways; and
   WHEREAS, California's independent, local United Ways created
United Ways of California to help them work together to advance their
mutual goals; and
   WHEREAS, California's local United Ways do vital work in their
communities. They collectively raise over $200 million per year in
charitable gifts for targeted investments and critical health,
education, and human services; and
   WHEREAS, By working together through United Ways of California,
the local United Ways can more effectively pursue opportunities and
develop resources across multiple regions and the entire state, and
better influence the state policy environment, which has a
significant impact on local United Ways' success in their
communities; and
   WHEREAS, Individually and together, California's United Ways build
a stronger California by mobilizing our public, private, and
nonprofit sectors through research, civic engagement, public policy
advocacy, and results-based funding; and
   WHEREAS, The United Way organizations in this state advance the
common good and improve communities across this state as places to
live and to do business through strategic investments, initiatives,
partnerships, and advocacy; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature honors the United Way
regarding the 125th anniversary of its founding and encourage all
residents of this state to support the United Way; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.