BILL NUMBER: ACR 174	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  185
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  AUGUST 27, 2014
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 22, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 22, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Nestande
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Ammiano, Atkins,
Bloom, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian
Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley, Dababneh,
Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Beth Gaines,
Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gorell, Grove, Hagman,
Harkey, Holden, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue,
Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Mullin,
Muratsuchi, Olsen, Pan, Perea, John A. Pérez, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk,
Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Rodriguez, Salas, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron,
Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, and Yamada)

                        AUGUST 12, 2014

   Relative to California Solar Professionals Day.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 174, Nestande. California Solar Professionals Day.
   This measure would declare November 8, 2014, as California Solar
Professionals Day.



   WHEREAS, California is leading nation in solar projects and the
employment sector is a rapidly growing one; and
   WHEREAS, Skilled solar professionals are key to continuing growth
in this market; and
   WHEREAS, There are more than 1,861 solar companies at work in
California, employing more than 47,223 workers; and
   WHEREAS, These solar companies provide a wide range of services
and products; and
   WHEREAS, 49 percent of solar companies were expected to add
employees last year, with a total of 10,500 new employees added by
November 2014, which equals 22.3 percent growth; and
   WHEREAS, The solar industry in California employs more than 5
times the number of workers than the next largest solar employing
state; and
   WHEREAS, More than 73 percent of new solar jobs are newly created
positions; and
   WHEREAS, Employment in the solar industry is generally very
diverse; and
   WHEREAS, Job growth in the solar sector is nearly 5 times faster
than the statewide growth rate; and
   WHEREAS, In 2013, California installed 2746 megawatts of solar
electricity capacity, ranking the state first in the nation; and
   WHEREAS, There is enough solar power installed in the state to
power more than 1.7 million homes and California ranks first in the
nation for installed solar power; and
   WHEREAS, Solar installations have expanded rapidly and the
industry has become more efficient and productive; now, therefore, be
it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature declares November 8, 2014,
as California Solar Professionals Day; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.