Bill Text: CA AR40 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relative to women in sports.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 47-18)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-08-21 - Read. Amended. Adopted. (Page 6049.). [AR40 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AR40-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: HR 40	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 21, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bonilla
   (  Coauthor:   Assembly Member 
 Bonnie Lowenthal  Coauthors:  
Assembly Members   Bonnie Lowenthal,   Achadjian,
  Alejo,   Allen,   Ammiano,  
Atkins,   Beall,   Bill Berryhill,  
Block,   Blumenfield,   Bradford,  
Brownley,   Buchanan,   Charles Calderon, 
 Campos,   Carter,  Cedillo,  
Chesbro,   Conway,   Cook,   Davis, 
 Eng,   Feuer,   Fong,   Fuentes,
  Galgiani,   Garrick,   Gatto,  
Gordon,   Gorell,   Grove,   Hagman,
  Halderman,   Hall,   Harkey,  
Hill,   Huber,   Hueso,   Huffman, 
 Jeffries,   Jones,   Lara,   Ma,
  Mansoor,   Mendoza,   Miller,  
Mitchell,   Monning,   Morrell,  
Nestande,   Nielsen,   Olsen,   Pan, 
 Perea,   V. Manuel Pérez,   Portantino, 
 Silva,   Skinner,   Solorio,  
Swanson,   Torres,   Wieckowski,  
Williams,   and Yamada  )

                        AUGUST 16, 2012

   Relative to women in sports.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
             HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST



   WHEREAS, California sent 128 of the 530 athletes representing the
United States of America to the 30th Olympic Games, the 2012 London
Olympics; and
   WHEREAS, Of the total number of medals claimed by the United
States of America, Californians brought home more medals than any
other state; and
   WHEREAS, For the first time in United States Olympic history,
women outnumbered men, 269 to 261; and
   WHEREAS, Women comprised the oldest and the youngest athletes in
the United States' Olympics delegation. The oldest was a 54-year-old
equestrian named Karen O'Connor, and the youngest was a 15-year-old
swimmer named Katie Ledecky; and
   WHEREAS, Nearly three months after the 40th anniversary of Title
IX, American women Olympians were more numerous than American men and
more decorated than American men on the track, in the ring, on the
court, in the pool, in the gymnastics arena, and even on beach sand;
and
   WHEREAS, As American women dominated the United States medal
count, commentators dubbed the London Olympic Games the "Title IX
Olympics," after the four-decade-old American law that ensured young
women would have equal access to athletic training as their male
counterparts. Many saw these games as vindication for Title IX, and
as proof that such a commitment can deliver measurable results: 58 of
the United States' 104 medals were awarded to women, and of the 46
United States' gold medals, women or womens' teams won 29 of them;
and
   WHEREAS, Scott Blackmun, the chief executive officer of the United
States Olympic Committee, said, "Title IX really gave the U.S. a
head start in having a national commitment to make sure that young
women are getting an opportunity to be involved in sport. The rest of
the world is clearly doing the same thing, so we are glad we got
ahead of the curve"; and
   WHEREAS, Every country participating in the Olympics was
represented by at least one woman for the first time in Olympic
history. Qatar, Brunei, and Saudi Arabia, traditionally represented
solely by men, included women in their London delegations; and
   WHEREAS, This advancement is significant not only to the women of
those three countries, but to women all over the world; now,
therefore be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the
Assembly commemorates the 40th anniversary of Title IX, commends the
movement toward increased equality and fair treatment of female
athletes, and praises the goals of greater opportunities in sports
for girls and young women in California; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.