Bill Text: CA SCR75 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Kindness Month.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-07-22 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 131, Statutes of 2015. [SCR75 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SCR75-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: SCR 75	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  131
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 22, 2015
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  JULY 6, 2015
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  JULY 16, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Senators Nguyen and Bates

                        JUNE 19, 2015

   Relative to Kindness Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 75, Nguyen. Kindness Month.
   This measure would recognize July 2015 as California Kindness
Month.



   WHEREAS, Upon the visit of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to
Orange County, California in celebration of his 80th birthday, the
Legislature of the State of California designates the month of July
2015 as "Kindness Month"; and
   WHEREAS, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has served as a beacon
of peace and kindness around the world; and
   WHEREAS, The State of California is home to almost 40 million
residents of varied ages, cultures, ethnicities, and religions who
all embrace a foundation of kindness; and
   WHEREAS, An "Acts of Kindness" Campaign will launch on July 12,
2015, to promote "Kindness Month" among our residents; and
   WHEREAS, The "Acts of Kindness" Campaign aims to encourage
residents to adopt a kinder disposition toward each other by pledging
to perform one random selfless act of kindness; and
   WHEREAS, The "Acts of Kindness" can be as simple as donating
unwanted clothes or as elaborate as sponsoring a child in need; and
   WHEREAS, Regardless of the act, the goal is to instill in our
communities the importance of being kind and considerate to one
another; and
   WHEREAS, Clubs and organizations have formed throughout the United
States that help foster awareness and encourage individuals to act
selflessly; and
   WHEREAS, Studies have shown that performing acts of kindness can
increase happiness, boost one's personal satisfaction, and encourage
altruism; and
   WHEREAS, We believe that this effort will bring our residents
closer together, thereby having an immeasurable and positive,
long-term impact on the well-being of the State of California; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the State of California takes great pleasure
in recognizing July 2015 as California Kindness Month; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.