Bill Text: CA ACR157 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: California FIRST Day.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-25 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [ACR157 Detail]

Download: California-2011-ACR157-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: ACR 157	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Fletcher

                        MAY 16, 2012

   Relative to California FIRST Day.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 157, as introduced, Fletcher. California FIRST Day.
   This measure would declare September 15, 2012, to be California
FIRST Day.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
(FIRST) inspires youth to become science and technology leaders
through the development of science, engineering, and technology
skills; and
   WHEREAS, FIRST mentor-based programs foster well-rounded
capabilities in youth, including self-confidence, communication, and
leadership for participants as young as six years of age; and
   WHEREAS, FIRST values gracious professionalism that is displayed
through unqualified kindness and respect in the face of fierce
competition by encouraging high-quality work, emphasizing the value
of others, and promoting respect for individuals and the community;
and
   WHEREAS, FIRST's more than 43,000 participants are significantly
more likely to pursue higher education and are more likely to major
in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field; and
   WHEREAS, In 2012, high school pupils participating in a FIRST
program may apply to receive any of 736 individual scholarships worth
over fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) through a support network
of more than 3,500 corporations, institutions, and individuals; and
   WHEREAS, For the past 20 years, FIRST alumni have become the next
generation of engineers and innovators in California and have
transformed the state's culture and economy; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature declares September 15, 2012,
to be California FIRST Day; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.