BILL NUMBER: ACR 25 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 12, 2015
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 4, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Obernolte
( Coauthors: Assembly Members
Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen,
Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom,
Bonilla, Bonta, Brough,
Brown, Calderon, Campos, Chang,
Chau, Chvez, Chiu, Chu,
Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh,
Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman,
Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher,
Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto,
Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez,
Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley,
Harper, Holden, Irwin, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Lackey, Levine,
Linder, Lopez, Low,
Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty,
Medina, Melendez, Mullin,
Nazarian, O'Donnell, Olsen,
Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Rendon,
Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas,
Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone,
Thurmond, Ting, Wagner,
Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams,
and Wood )
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
Relative to Pi Day.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 25, as amended, Obernolte. Pi Day.
This measure would proclaim March 14, 2015, as Pi Day. The measure
would also encourage the organization of appropriate activities that
celebrate the significance of Pi, urge the formation of partnerships
that provide extended exposure to science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics (STEM) learning opportunities, and support the
creation of cross-sector STEM networks linking partners from various
specified entities to address regional needs in STEM education
through information and resource sharing.
Fiscal committee: no.
WHEREAS, The Greek letter Pi is the symbol for the ratio of a
circle's circumference to its diameter, which is a universal constant
with applications throughout all science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics (STEM) disciplines; and
WHEREAS, The value of Pi was approximated by the Greek
mathematician Archimedes around 250 BC as 22/7, but the actual number
is "irrational," and continues infinitely without pattern or
repetition; and
WHEREAS, The value of Pi has been calculated to over one trillion
digits, but only 39 digits are sufficient to calculate the
circumference of the known universe; and
WHEREAS, Pi Day was founded at the Exploratorium in San Francisco
27 years ago, and is celebrated annually on March 14th to correspond
with the first three digits of Pi (i.e. 3.14); and
WHEREAS, Pi Day will hold special significance in 2015 when, at
9:26:53 a.m. and p.m., the date and time align with the first 10
digits of Pi (i.e. 3.141592653) for the only time this century; and
WHEREAS, According to a 2013 Brookings Institution study, 20
percent of all jobs in the United States require specialized
knowledge in a STEM field; and
WHEREAS, The United States Department of Commerce reports that
growth in STEM jobs over the past 10 years was three times greater
than that of non-STEM jobs; and
WHEREAS, According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development (OECD), American pupils at age 15 are ranked 26th out
of the 34 OECD countries in math, and 21st in science; and
WHEREAS, Women, African Americans, and Latinos are
underrepresented in STEM occupations relative to their share of the
workforce; and
WHEREAS, Research demonstrates that participation in STEM fields
increases when pupils are engaged through the hands-on application of
science and mathematics to solve real-world problems; and
WHEREAS, A May 2014 report issued by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction's STEM task force concluded that informal learning
opportunities coupled with a broad array of business, philanthropic,
and community STEM partnerships can play a critical role in expanding
interest, opportunities, and participation in STEM fields; now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims March 14, 2015, as
Pi Day; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature does all of the following:
(a) Encourages educators, museums, libraries, parks, businesses,
and community-based groups to organize appropriate activities that
celebrate the significance of Pi, and engage students of all ages in
the study of science and mathematics.
(b) Urges the formation of business, philanthropic, and community
partnerships that provide extended exposure to STEM learning
opportunities.
(c) Supports the creation of cross-sector STEM networks linking
partners from government, business, community organizations, and
nonprofits to address regional needs in STEM education through
information and resource sharing; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.