BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
ACR 108 (Wieckowski)
As Amended March 6, 2012
Majority vote
JUDICIARY 8-0
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|Ayes:|Feuer, Wagner, Atkins, | | |
| |Dickinson, Huber, Jones, | | |
| |Monning, Wieckowski | | |
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SUMMARY : Commends the Girl Scouts of the United States of
America for 100 years of service and for continuing to inspire,
challenge, and empower girls. Specifically, this resolution
declares:
1)On March 12, 1912, the first Girl Scout meeting was held in
Savannah, Georgia.
2)The first Girl Scout meeting was led by Juliette Gordon Low
who founded the Girl Scouts of the USA after meeting with Sir
Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts and Girl
Guides.
3)Since this first meeting more than 50 million girls have
participated in the Girl Scout movement during their childhood
and that number continues to grow as Girl Scouts of the USA
continues to inspire, challenge, and empower girls everywhere.
4)There are currently 3.2 million Girl Scouts, 2.3 million girl
members, and 880,000 adult members.
5)Through its membership in the World Association of Girl Guides
and Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts of the USA is part of a worldwide
family of 10 million girls and adults in 145 countries.
6)The Girl Scouts is the largest, longest running, and most
effective leadership program for girls in not only the United
States, but the world.
7)Sixty-nine percent of the current women in the United States
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Senate and 65% of the women in the United States House of
Representatives were Girl Scouts when they were children.
8)Fifty-five percent of all women astronauts are former Girl
Scouts and former Girl Scouts have flown in over one-third of
all space shuttle missions.
9)An estimated 80% of women business executives and business
owners were once Girl Scouts.
10)Sixty-four percent of today's female leaders listed in Who's
Who of American Women in the United States were once Girl
Scouts.
11)Countless women educators, scientists, and women in the media
and performing arts discovered their passions and talents as
Girl Scouts.
12)In the 1900s Girl Scouts developed the same core values while
learning housekeeping and forestry badges as girls learn today
while earning computer technology and financial literacy
badges.
13)That same social consciousness continues today as the Girl
Scouts promote the ideals of acceptance, understanding,
cultural awareness, and tolerance.
14)Girl Scouts develop girls of courage, confidence, and
character who make the world a better place.
EXISTING LAW honored the Girl Scouts on the 93rd anniversary of
their founding.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
COMMENTS : This resolution honors the Girl Scouts of America for
100 years of service and for inspiring millions of girls with
the highest ideals of courage, confidence, and character. The
resolution sets forth facts relating to the founding of the Girl
Scouts by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 and the growth of the Girl
Scouts into the largest girl-serving organization in the world,
with a membership surpassing 3.2 million girls nationally.
According to the author, on March 12, 1912, Juliette Gordon Low
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held the first meeting of Girl Scouts of the USA. This year
marks the 100th birthday of the longest running and most
effective leadership program for girls in the United States.
Growing up with five sisters who were all scouts, says
Assemblymember Wieckowski "gave me first-hand knowledge of how
membership helps girls develop the courage, confidence, and
character to make the world a better place."
Analysis Prepared by : Drew Liebert / JUD. / (916) 319-2334
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