Bill Text: CA SCR3 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: School Choice Week.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-24 - Re-referred to Com. on RLS. [SCR3 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SCR3-Introduced.html

BILL NUMBER: SCR 3	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Huff

                        DECEMBER 5, 2012

   Relative to School Choice Week.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 3, as introduced, Huff. School Choice Week.
   This measure would proclaim the week of January 27, 2013, through
February 2, 2013, as School Choice Week.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, The California Constitution requires the Legislature to
encourage by all suitable means the promotion of intellectual,
scientific, moral, and agricultural improvement; and
   WHEREAS, Excellence in education is a primary goal of the State of
California; and
   WHEREAS, California's student body is one of the most diverse in
the world and therefore requires a diverse educational system; and
   WHEREAS, A child's residence should not determine the quality of
his or her education; and
   WHEREAS, All students in California, regardless of background,
should have the right to the highest quality schools possible; and
   WHEREAS, School choice programs provide students and parents with
access to high-quality schools; and
   WHEREAS, Taxpayers and parents who fund the public school system
should be able to choose which school is best for their children; and

   WHEREAS, School choice promotes parental involvement; and
   WHEREAS, School choice is especially critical for low-income
families who often have few educational options; and
   WHEREAS, California recognizes the many high-quality teaching
professionals in public and nonpublic schools who are committed to
educating children; and
   WHEREAS, California appropriately embraces educational choice in
the provision of higher education; and
   WHEREAS, Parents, students, and teachers in every state across the
nation come together each year to recognize school choice and the
need for effective education options for all children; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims the week of
January 27, 2013, through February 2, 2013, as "School Choice Week";
and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the National School Choice Week organization and to
the author for appropriate distribution.