Bill Text: CA ACR46 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Girl Scouts.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 44-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-04-19 - In Senate. To Com. on RLS. [ACR46 Detail]

Download: California-2009-ACR46-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: ACR 46	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 24, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  FEBRUARY 16, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Saldana
   (Coauthor: Senator Wolk)

                        MARCH 5, 2009

   Relative to  Women's History Month and International Women'
s Day.   the Girl Scouts. 


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 46, as amended, Saldana.  Women's History Month and
International Women's Day.   Girl Scouts.  
   This measure would commend the Girl Scouts for 98 years of service
and for inspiring millions of girls with the highest ideals of
confidence, courage, and character.  
   This measure would proclaim the month of March 2010 as Women's
History Month and urge all Californians to join in the celebration of
International Women's Day on March 8, 2010. 
   Fiscal committee: no.



    WHEREAS, Friday, March 12, 2010, marks the 98th anniversary
of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America; and 
    WHEREAS, In 1912, Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts
with just 18 girls and a dream in which she envisioned "something
for all the girls," to enable them to better serve their communities,
experience the outdoors, and contribute to national and
international social development; and 
    WHEREAS, Ninety-eight years later, her efforts are
responsible for creating the largest girl-serving organization in the
world with 3.4 million members throughout the United States and in
more than 90 countries through USA Girl Scouts Overseas; and 
    WHEREAS, Nationwide 236,000 troops provide opportunities for
girls between 5 and 17 years of age to discover the fun, friendship,
and power of girls together, as Daisy Girl Scouts, Brownie Girl
Scouts, Junior Girl Scouts, Cadette Girl Scouts, and Senior Scouts;
and 
    WHEREAS, During the 1960s, the Girl Scouts began programs and
projects focused on overcoming prejudice and building relationships
with those of all ages, religions, classes, and races; and 
    WHEREAS, That same social consciousness continues today as
the Girl Scouts promote the ideals of acceptance, understanding,
cultural awareness, and tolerance; and 
    WHEREAS, The Girl Scouts is an organization with a proud
history of inclusion and acceptance, and has historically promoted
diversity in its membership by accepting all girls and women,
regardless of their race, religion, sexual orientation, economic
background, national origin, disability, or medical condition; and

    WHEREAS, In addition to their focus on the world around them,
the Girl Scouts strive to develop each girl's potential through
skill building, technological awareness, self-esteem and image
promotion, and countless other opportunities that motivate and
empower girls to grow and become leaders in their own right; and

    WHEREAS, Because of this focus, Girl Scouts will lead
businesses and communities, take active roles in mathematics,
science, technology, and the arts, and are striving to fulfill our
country's economic needs; and 
    WHEREAS, One in four American women has been a Girl Scout and
the organization is committed to outreach efforts representing its
reputation as the premier voice for girls and an expert on their
growth and development; and 
    WHEREAS, Some 50 million women have enjoyed the benefits of
the Girl Scout program, as an American tradition, for 98 years; now,
therefore, be it 
    Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the
Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature acknowledges with
pride the significant role the Girl Scouts has played in mentoring
young women throughout California and the nation, as an organization
"where girls grow strong"; and be it further 
    Resolved, That the Legislature commends the Girl Scouts of
the United States of America for 98 years of service and for
inspiring millions of girls with the highest ideals of confidence,
courage, and character; and be it further 
    Resolved, That the Legislature encourages the people of
California to participate in activities and celebrations appropriate
to this occasion; and be it further 
    Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit
copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
 
   WHEREAS, American women of every culture, class, and ethnic
background have participated in the founding and building of our
nation, have made historic contributions to the growth and strength
of our nation, and have played a critical role in shaping the
economic, cultural, and social fabric of our society, not in the
least of ways through their participation in the labor force, working
both inside and outside the home; and 
   WHEREAS, Women have been leaders in every movement for social
change, including their own movement for suffrage and equal rights,
the fight for emancipation, the struggle to organize labor unions,
and the civil rights movement, as well as leading the call for peace
and organizing to preserve the environment; and  
   WHEREAS, In light of these efforts and the achievements of all
American women, we take this opportunity to honor women and their
contribution to the development of our society and our world; and
 
   WHEREAS, The celebration of Women's History Month will provide an
opportunity for schools and communities to focus attention on the
historical role and accomplishments of the women of California and
the United States, and for students, in particular, to benefit from
an awareness of these contributions; and  
   WHEREAS, Women's History Month will include International Women's
Day on March 8, which was originally proclaimed in 1910 to recognize
and commemorate the valuable contributions women have made to the
labor movement in improving working conditions, and thus bettering
people's lives; and  
   WHEREAS, Women's History Month will be not only a call to
acknowledge the outstanding American women whose names we know, but
also a call to pay homage to the many women who have anonymously
shaped our collective past; and  
   WHEREAS, The achievements of women who have gone before us will
enable contemporary women and men to create tomorrow's history by
working toward an end to physical and sexual violence against women,
discrimination and harassment in employment, and the relegation to
poverty status of many women, and by advocating for the full
participation of women in the economic and political arena, the
provision of adequate child care, respect for those who choose
homemaking and motherhood as their career, and equal access to all of
the opportunities this great nation has to offer; and 

   WHEREAS, The story of the women's rights movement deserves telling
because of the significance and scope of women's role in making
history and shaping the cultural and societal makeup of California
and the United States, and because it is a rich part of our common
heritage, a story of gallantry and devotion to the belief that the
opportunity for complete human dignity should not be denied to
one-half of the state and the nation; now, therefore, be it 

   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California
proclaims the month of March 2010 as Women's History Month and urges
all Californians to join in the celebration of International Women's
Day on March 8, 2010; and be it further 
    
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Chair of the California Legislative Women's
Caucus for distribution to appropriate organizations.