Bill Text: CA SCR17 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Read Across America Day.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2019-03-14 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 17, Statutes of 2019. [SCR17 Detail]

Download: California-2019-SCR17-Chaptered.html

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Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 17

CHAPTER 17

Relative to Read Across America Day.

[ Filed with Secretary of State  March 14, 2019. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SCR 17, Leyva. Read Across America Day.

This measure would recognize March 1, 2019, as Read Across America Day, and would call upon all Californians to observe this day by participating in appropriate ceremonies and activities.

Digest Key

Fiscal Committee: NO  

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Bill Text

WHEREAS, Reading is the building block to learning and the foundation for future success; and

WHEREAS, In 1998, the National Education Association celebrated the Read Across America campaign to raise awareness about the importance of reading; and

WHEREAS, The California Teachers Association celebrates Read Across America and the positive impact it has made in the schools and the State of California; and

WHEREAS, Read Across America is a national celebration of reading that promotes literacy, reading, and adult involvement in the education of pupils, and will be celebrated on March 1 in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday; and

WHEREAS, To celebrate the joy of reading, pupils, parents, teachers, sports figures, celebrities, firefighters, and business and community leaders are taking part in Read Across America events throughout the nation; and

WHEREAS, On March 1, 2019, the National Education Association, the California Teachers Association, local schools, libraries, bookstores, businesses, and other community organizations will commemorate Read Across America Day; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes March 1, 2019, as Read Across America Day, and calls upon all Californians to observe this day by participating in appropriate ceremonies and activities; and be it further

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