Bill Text: CA ACR133 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Women and Girls in STEM Week.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 45-21-1)

Status: (Passed) 2016-04-19 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 24, Statutes of 2016. [ACR133 Detail]

Download: California-2015-ACR133-Enrolled.html

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BILL NUMBER: ACR 133	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  APRIL 14, 2016
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 31, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 31, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Chang
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen,
Baker, Bloom, Bonilla, Brough, Burke, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu,
Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth
Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson,
Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Hadley, Holden, Irwin, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein,
Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'
Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez,
Salas, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk,
Williams, and Wood)

                        FEBRUARY 3, 2016

   Relative to Women and Girls in STEM Week.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 133, Chang. Women and Girls in STEM Week.
   This measure would designate April 3, 2016, to April 9, 2016,
inclusive, as Women and Girls in STEM Week and would encourage all
citizens and community organizations to support the observance of
California Women and Girls in STEM Week by encouraging and
celebrating women in the STEM fields.



   WHEREAS, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
are critical fields for the success of California's economy; and
   WHEREAS, Many of the fastest growing occupations in the United
States require some form of expertise in the areas of STEM; and
   WHEREAS, STEM careers represent some of the highest-paying
positions in any field, thereby providing desirable career
opportunities and real pathways out of poverty; and
   WHEREAS, Preparing students for the STEM workforce is essential to
fulfill the demands of our 21st century, innovation-focused economy;
and
   WHEREAS, A significant gender gap exists in the participation of
STEM disciplines and workforce; and
   WHEREAS, Women earn nearly 60 percent of bachelor's degrees, but
are underrepresented in STEM-related college degrees, especially in
the computer sciences and engineering fields; and
   WHEREAS, According to the Census Bureau, while women make up
nearly one-half of the working population, they only represent 26
percent of the STEM workforce; and
   WHEREAS, Women represented 34 percent of computer occupations in
1990, but that number declined to 27 percent by 2011; and
   WHEREAS, Women in STEM professions earn one-third more than women
in non-STEM-related occupations; and
   WHEREAS, In California the gender disparities among STEM fields
are similar if not more pronounced. Only 15 percent of engineering
graduates in California are women and only 15 percent of engineers in
the workforce are women; and
   WHEREAS, Despite underrepresentation in the STEM fields, there are
many California female leaders who represent the STEM community and
serve as role models for young girls preparing for STEM careers; and
   WHEREAS, Today's women leaders in STEM stand on the shoulders of
innovators that came before them, such as Grace Murray Hopper, a
pioneer in her field who is credited for inventing the first computer
language compiler; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature encourages all citizens and
community organizations to support the observance of California Women
and Girls in STEM Week by encouraging and celebrating women in the
STEM fields; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature declares April 3, 2016, to April 9,
2016, inclusive, as Women and Girls in STEM Week; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.