Bill Text: CA SCR53 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Disability awareness.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-5)

Status: (Passed) 2015-06-15 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 61, Statutes of 2015. [SCR53 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SCR53-Enrolled.html

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BILL NUMBER: SCR 53	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  MAY 22, 2015
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 11, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Galgiani
   (Coauthors: Senators Anderson, Hall, Hertzberg, Huff, and Leno)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Chu, Cooper, Dodd, Gordon, Lackey,
Steinorth, and Waldron)

                        MAY 4, 2015

   Relative to Disability Awareness Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 53, Galgiani. Disability awareness.
   This measure would recognize the month of June 2015 as Disability
Awareness Month.



   WHEREAS, There are over 4,268,000 people with disabilities living
in the State of California;
   WHEREAS, The State of California does not currently recognize
Disability Awareness Month, but municipalities throughout Stanislaus
County recognize June 2015 as Disability Awareness Month; and
   WHEREAS, Around 10 percent of the world's population, or 650
million people, live with a disability. They are the world's largest
minority group; and
   WHEREAS, Persons with disabilities constitute the only minority
group you can join at any time; and
   WHEREAS, Disabilities can affect all people, regardless of race,
age, gender, or social status. The essence of life is not embodied by
physical or mental perfection, but it is an integral part of the
human spirit; and
   WHEREAS, Increasing public awareness about diverse abilities is
vital to fighting the stigma and discrimination that often serve as a
barrier to employment, socialization, and individual well-being for
persons with disabilities; and
   WHEREAS, Within the next year, at least one out of eight
Californians will experience a disability, personally or through a
family member; and
   WHEREAS, People with different abilities are independent and
productive members of the community. Education, understanding,
access, engagement, and relationships are important components of a
connected, livable, and healthy community. Communities thrive when
residents appreciate the unique gifts inside people of all abilities.
By developing relationships with our neighbors, we make our
community a place where everyone participates and is a valued member;
now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby recognizes the month
of June 2015 as Disability Awareness Month, and urges all citizens of
the state to become aware of the needs and capabilities of persons
with disabilities; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.