Bill Text: CA ACR201 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: California Young Parents Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-09-09 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 193, Statutes of 2016. [ACR201 Detail]
Download: California-2015-ACR201-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 201 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 193
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
ADOPTED IN SENATE AUGUST 31, 2016
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 30, 2016
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 23, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Gonzalez
AUGUST 11, 2016
Relative to California Young Parents Day.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 201, Gonzalez. California Young Parents Day.
This measure would recognize August 25, 2016, and every August 25
thereafter, as California Young Parents Day and would urge all
Californians to join in celebrating California Young Parents Day.
WHEREAS, Young mothers and fathers, as all families, deserve
dignity, tangible support, and recognition as important members of
California communities; and
WHEREAS, Young mothers and fathers, as all youth, are part of the
fabric of vibrant communities across California and represent its
future prosperity; and
WHEREAS, Children, youth, and young adults under 20 years of age
make up over one-quarter of California's population; and
WHEREAS, Young people of all economic backgrounds, gender
identities and expression, sexualities, abilities, and immigration
statuses have the right to parent the children they have; and
WHEREAS, Pregnant and parenting youth have the right, as all
youth, to all support needed to continue with their educational and
career goals, including child care, health care, housing assistance,
and job training and other economic opportunities; and
WHEREAS, Using negative language and stereotypes around young
parenting serves only to blame and denigrate young people for their
circumstances and does not reflect their realities; and
WHEREAS, Young people of color, whether pregnant, parenting, or
nonparenting, face persistent systemic inequities, including, but not
limited to, poverty, racism, sexism, and violence, that shape and
often undermine their decisionmaking and aspirations; and
WHEREAS, Pregnant, parenting, and nonparenting youth must have
access to culturally relevant and gender-sensitive sexual and
reproductive health services and educational, material, economic, and
emotional support; and
WHEREAS, The health and wellness of young parents and their
children is our shared responsibility and must be reflected in our
state policies; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes the contributions
and needs of young parents and that this resolution serves as a
framework to inform future policy decisions that affect their well
being; and be it further
Resolved, That August 25, 2016, and every August 25 thereafter,
shall be recognized as "California Young Parents Day" and that all
Californians are encouraged to celebrate the occasion; and be it
further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
