BILL NUMBER: ACR 118	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 6, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Logue

                        MARCH 6, 2014

   Relative to  California Tradesmen Day   the
California Small Businesses Highway  .


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 118, as amended, Logue.  California Tradesmen Day.
  California Small Businesses Highway. 
   This measure would  recognize September 20, 2014, as
California Tradesmen Day   designate a specified portion
of State Highway Route 99 in Sacramento and Sutter Counties as the
California Small Businesses Highway. The measure would also request
the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate
signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations
from nonstate sources covering the cost, to erect those signs 
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   Fiscal committee:  no   yes  .


   
   WHEREAS, The month of June is celebrated as California Small
Business Month, in recognition of the tremendous contributions small
businesses make to the economic strength of our nation and state; and
 
   WHEREAS, The nation's 28 million small businesses are the job
creation engine of the American economy, responsible for one-half of
all private sector jobs, and the source of roughly 70 percent of all
new jobs in the last decade; and  
   WHEREAS, California is home to three and one-half million of these
small businesses, accounting for 99 percent of the state's employers
and 52 percent of the state's workforce, and producing more than
one-half of California's gross domestic product; and  
   WHEREAS, California is home to the most innovative and competitive
businesses in the world, placing the state consistently among the
top 10 economies in the world; and  
   WHEREAS, California's small businesses are critical to the
economic health of the state because small businesses are innovative
forces in the marketplace and are among the most likely to take risks
to create new technologies and industries; and  
   WHEREAS, A commitment to small businesses and support for
small-scale private-sector job creators are among the most promising
strategies to enhance California's human capital, expand job
opportunities, and increase the state's competitive advantage in the
global marketplace; and  
   WHEREAS, It is appropriate to recognize the important role of
small businesses in California's economy by dedicating a portion of
State Highway 99 as the California Small Businesses Highway; now,
therefore, be it  
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the portion of State Highway Route 99
between State Highway Route 5 in Sacramento County and State Highway
Route 20 in Yuba City is hereby designated as the California Small
Businesses Highway; and be it further 
    
   Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to
determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the signing
requirements for the state highway system showing this special
designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources
sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs; and be it further

    
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution. 
    
   WHEREAS, California Tradesmen Day is recognized each year on the
third Friday in September; and  
   WHEREAS, California Tradesmen Day is intended to be a day when the
nation pauses to thank skilled workers, such as auto mechanics,
roofers, bricklayers, welders, plumbers, woodworkers, electricians,
carpenters, and others; and  
   WHEREAS, It is a day for people to find ways to show appreciation
and gratitude to tradesmen by holding celebrations, recognition
events, and activities throughout the country; and  

   WHEREAS, By 2030, 79 million tradesmen will retire with only 41
million new workers replacing them; and  
   WHEREAS, Most vacated jobs will require training and expertise our
young people are lacking. Only 6 percent of high school students
consider a career in the trades; and  
   WHEREAS, These trends could mean trouble for a rebounding America.
Without the appreciation of tradesmen and encouraging young adults
to enter the trades, homes will not be built, roofs will not get
fixed, and plumbing will not be repaired; and  
   WHEREAS, California Tradesmen Day celebrates the hardworking men
and women who help ensure that the necessities of daily life remain
operational and serve as an important element in making our economy
function efficiently; now, therefore, be it  
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby recognizes September
20, 2014, as California Tradesmen Day, urges citizens to offer their
support to professional tradesmen, and encourages bringing more
attention to the skilled-labor gap and the employment opportunities
for skilled tradesmen.