Bill Text: CA SCR139 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: California Museums Month.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-06-20 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 118, Statutes of 2024. [SCR139 Detail]

Download: California-2023-SCR139-Chaptered.html

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Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 139

CHAPTER 118

Relative to California Museums Month.

[ Filed with Secretary of State  June 20, 2024. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SCR 139, Cortese. California Museums Month.

This measure would declare May 2024 to be California Museums Month.

Digest Key

Fiscal Committee: NO  

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Bill Text

WHEREAS, California museums include art museums, zoos, aquaria, historical societies, science centers, botanical gardens, children’s museums, and cultural centers; and

WHEREAS, California is home to over 1,500 museums located in communities of all sizes and in every county throughout the state; and

WHEREAS, California museums serve over 22,000,000 visitors annually and more Americans visit museums than the attendance of all major league sporting events and theme parks combined; and

WHEREAS, Americans believe that museums are educational assets for their communities, the most trustworthy source of objective information, and significant in creating a strong connection to the past; and

WHEREAS, California museums help the state meet its obligations in education by serving over 2,000,000 schoolchildren per year; and

WHEREAS, Studies have shown that visits to museums have a positive impact on the academic and social development of children and the well-being of adults; and

WHEREAS, California museums foster exploration to advance knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the humanities, sciences, arts, and natural world; and

WHEREAS, California museums provide a spark that inspires future generations of scientists, artists, politicians, historians, and entrepreneurs; and

WHEREAS, California museums have a $6.55 billion financial impact on the economy and support over 80,000 jobs; and

WHEREAS, Museums, residents, elected officials, civic leaders, and local governments are invited to recognize and celebrate the contributions of museums to California; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature, in recognition of the importance of museums as civic and educational institutions and their contributions to the well-being of this state, declares May 2024 as California Museums Month, and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.