Bill Text: CA AR100 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to Bike to School Day.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 56-16)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-20 - Read. Adopted. (Page 5327.). [AR100 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AR100-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
House Resolution
No. 100
| Introduced by Assembly Member Boerner |
May 02, 2024 |
Relative to Bike to School Day.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
HR 100, as introduced, Boerner.
Digest Key
Bill Text
WHEREAS, Riding bicycles and electric bicycles to school is a viable and environmentally-conscious form of transportation to school and is an excellent recreational activity; and
WHEREAS, May is National Bike Month and is celebrated across the nation; and
WHEREAS, Hundreds of thousands of people will participate in the hundreds of bike month and bike day events in California, including nearly a hundred bike to school day events; and
WHEREAS, Many students in California bike to school and experience the freedoms and joys that come with traveling via bicycle to school; and
WHEREAS, Riding on California’s numerous scenic trails and roads provides health benefits to students in the state; and
WHEREAS, Many schoolaged Californians experienced the Tour of California race, which traveled across the length of the state, traversing through landmark locations such as Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Lake Tahoe, to San Diego and many beaches along the California coast; and
WHEREAS, Increasing numbers of Californians, especially schoolaged children, are traveling on bikes and electric bikes and through ride sharing; and
WHEREAS, Bicycle-friendly communities and infrastructure are shown to improve children’s health, well-being, and quality of life, to boost their engagement with their environment, to reduce pollution and congestion, and to be a sustainable and environmentally conscious mode of transportation; and
WHEREAS, Biking allows students to experience mobility, freedom, and independence; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the members of the California State Assembly hereby recognize the day of May 17, 2024, as Bike to School Day; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
