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THIRD READING
Bill No: SR 11
Author: Cannella (R)
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
SUBJECT : National Engineers Week
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution declares the week of February 17,
2013, to February 23, 2013 inclusive, as National Engineers
Week.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following declarations:
1.Engineers plan, design, and direct the manufacture or
construction of nearly everything with which we interact on a
daily basis, from computer microchips to highways, roads, and
bridges, residential and commercial buildings, to automobiles
and airplanes.
2.Not only is a diverse and vigorous engineering workforce
needed, but we also need to encourage young men and women to
pursue the field of engineering as a career.
3.A 2007 report by the California Council on Science and
Technology determined that California faces a persistent and
critical shortage of fully prepared mathematics and science
teachers.
4.The 2007 National Academy of Sciences report entitled "Rising
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Above the Gathering Storm" highlighted the worrisome trend
that fewer students are now focusing on engineering in college
at a time when increasing numbers of today's engineers are
nearing retirement.
5.In 2010, the National Academy of Sciences, the National
Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine issued a
followup report entitled "Rising Above the Gathering Storm,
Revisited," highlighting STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, Mathematics) education as a cornerstone to
improving America's global prosperity through innovation.
6.The same report documented that fewer young people are
choosing the fields of science and engineering at a critical
time when an aging workforce is on the verge of retiring.
7.National Engineers Week aims to increase the understanding of
and interest in engineering and technology careers, and it
also aims to promote literacy in mathematics and science.
8.National Engineers Week is celebrated during the week of
George Washington's Birthday to honor the contributions that
our first President of the United States, a military engineer
and land surveyor, made to engineering.
This resolution recognizes the week of February 17, 2013, to
February 23, 2013, inclusive, as National Engineers Week and
acknowledges the services bestowed upon the citizens of
California by engineers.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 2/12/13)
American Council of Engineering Companies
American Society of Civil Engineers
Professional Engineers in California Government
AL:nl 2/14/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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