BILL NUMBER: ACR 144	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  87
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 7, 2014
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  JUNE 26, 2014
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 29, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 23, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Olsen

                        MAY 5, 2014

   Relative to California Charter Schools Week.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 144, Olsen. California Charter Schools Week.
   This measure would proclaim May 5, 2014, to May 11, 2014,
inclusive, and every 2nd week of May thereafter, to be California
Charter Schools Week, and would state that the Legislature joins the
California Charter Schools Association in congratulating charter
schools for the accomplishments and contributions they have made to
public education.




   WHEREAS, In the 2013-14 academic year, 104 new charter schools
opened their doors across the state, helping to create new jobs and
opportunities for educators and other professionals in California;
and
   WHEREAS, Charter schools are public schools that increase learning
opportunities for all pupils and provide parents and pupils with
expanded choices within the public school system; and
   WHEREAS, There are 1,130 charter schools operating in California,
the highest number of any state in the nation; and
   WHEREAS, Charter schools have a combined enrollment of over
514,000 pupils, representing 8.3 percent of the public school pupil
population in the state; and
   WHEREAS, In 1992, California was the second state in the nation to
establish charter schools; and
   WHEREAS, Charter schools serve as beacons of innovation and
produce effective models of education, of significance to all public
schools; and
   WHEREAS, Many charter schools are designed specifically to serve
children from traditionally disadvantaged communities; and
   WHEREAS, Charter schools have made dramatic gains in accelerating
the closing of the achievement gap for those underserved populations,
increasing the graduation rate and improving college readiness; and
   WHEREAS, Charter schools create new professional opportunities for
teachers, including the opportunity to be responsible for the
learning program at the schoolsite; and
   WHEREAS, Charter schools offer a variety of learning environments
and emphases, including college-preparedness, career technical
education, arts, and sciences; and
   WHEREAS, Charter schools play an integral role in California's
public education system, the communities in which they operate, the
families they serve, and the pupils' lives they impact; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims May 5, 2014, to
May 11, 2014, inclusive, and every second week of May thereafter, to
be California Charter Schools Week, and joins the California Charter
Schools Association in congratulating charter schools for the
accomplishments and contributions they have made to public education;
and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.