Bill Text: CA ACR129 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Month of the Military Child.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 45-23-1)
Status: (Passed) 2016-04-19 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 23, Statutes of 2016. [ACR129 Detail]
Download: California-2015-ACR129-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 129 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 23
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 19, 2016
ADOPTED IN SENATE APRIL 14, 2016
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 4, 2016
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 4, 2016
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 23, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Kim
(Principal coauthor: Senator Nguyen)
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Atkins, Baker,
Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon,
Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle,
Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo
Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper,
Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low,
Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'
Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk, Rendon, Salas, Steinorth, Mark
Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, and
Wood)
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
Relative to the Month of the Military Child.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 129, Kim. Month of the Military Child.
This measure would declare the month of April 2016 as the Month of
the Military Child.
WHEREAS, In 1986, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger
established the Defense Department's Month of the Military Child; and
WHEREAS, Every April, the United States military services and
communities around the world recognize military children for their
daily sacrifices and the challenges they must overcome; and
WHEREAS, Military children often have to adapt their lives to the
requirements of their parent's military obligations; and
WHEREAS, These children shoulder responsibilities beyond their
years and burdens outside of their control, such as repeatedly moving
and changing schools, long-term family member separations, and even
the loss of a parent; and
WHEREAS, Many military children have known only war since
September 11, 2001, including some military children whose parents
made the ultimate sacrifice; and
WHEREAS, As members transition to veterans' status, children and
families need special care as they lose traditional military support
services; and
WHEREAS, California is home to more than 158,000 military children
whose parents serve in the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps,
Coast Guard, National Guard, and Reserves; and
WHEREAS, California will further its commitment to the brave men
and women who serve their country and state by recognizing these
children and young American heroes and pledging its gratitude for
their sacrifices; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims the month
of April 2016 as the Month of the Military Child in California; and
be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature urges all Californians, local and
state leaders, private organizations, and businesses to observe the
month by showing appreciation to the children and youth of military
and veteran families, including children of the fallen, for standing
by their parents and loved ones who are serving or have served as
members of the Armed Forces of the United States; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to each Senator and Representative from California in
the Congress of the United States, to the Governor of California, to
the Adjutant General of the California National Guard, to the
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to the Secretaries
of the Armed Forces of the United States, and to the author for
appropriate distribution.
