BILL NUMBER: ACR 42	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 18, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 16, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Quirk
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen,
Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon,
Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh,
Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina
Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley,
Harper, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez,
Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin,
Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea, Rendon,
Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone,
Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, and Wood)

                        MARCH 5, 2015

   Relative to Science Fair Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 42, as amended, Quirk. Science Fair Month.
   This measure would declare the month of March 2015 as Science Fair
Month.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, Science fairs emphasize the importance of science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, and the
value of exploration and research conducted by young pupils in areas
that interest them; and
   WHEREAS, Science fair opportunities stimulate interest in STEM,
encourage pupils entry into  STEM related  
STEM-related  careers, and provide  pupil  
pupils  the opportunity to interact with professional
scientists and engineers in an environment where excellence and pupil
achievement are recognized and rewarded; and
   WHEREAS, By inspiring and encouraging young minds to develop a
growing interest in STEM education, science fairs expose pupils to
opportunities in STEM fields; and
   WHEREAS, Furthering the knowledge of pupils in STEM fields is
beneficial to their growth and futures; and
   WHEREAS, Numerous science fairs are held throughout communities
during the month of March; and
   WHEREAS, The 4th annual Synopsys Alameda County Science and
Engineering Fair, co-sponsored by Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory, held on March  20-22,   20-22, 
2015, connects bright and motivated young scientists and engineers
with the County of Alameda's industry, academia, and professional
organizations to promote educational development within the county
and the development of scientific inquiry, critical and creative
thinking, and high-level problem solving skills, while promoting the
future growth of STEM in the County of Alameda and the state; and
   WHEREAS, Spreading knowledge and encouraging the development of a
more specialized workforce enhances the general community by serving
as an investment in the future prosperity of the County of Alameda
and the state; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the  Legislative  
Legislature  joins Synopsys Alameda County Science and
Engineering Fair, and all science fairs in the state, in declaring
the month of March  2015,   2015  as
Science Fair Month; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.