BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ó



                                                                     ACR 25


                                                                    Page  1


          Date of Hearing:  March 9, 2015


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                                    Gordon, Chair


          ACR  
                      25 (Obernolte) - As Amended  March 4, 2015


          SUBJECT:  Pi Day.


          SUMMARY:  Proclaims March 14, 2015, as Pi Day.  Specifically,  
          this resolution makes the following legislative findings: 


          1)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.


          2)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  
            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 only one time this century.


          3)According to 2013 Brookings Institution study, 20 percent of  
            all jobs in the United States require specialized knowledge in  
            a STEM field and recent United States Department of Commerce  
            reports state that growth in STEM jobs over the past 10 years  
            was three times greater than that of non-STEM jobs.


          4)A May 2014 report issued by the Superintendent of Public  








                                                                     ACR 25


                                                                    Page  2


            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.


          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:


          Support




          None on file


          Opposition


          None on file


          Analysis Prepared  
          by:              Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800