Amended in Assembly February 29, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

House Resolution No. 36

Introduced by Assembly Member O'Donnell

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, 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, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, and Wood)

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February 11, 2016

House Resolution No. 36—Relative to Read Across America Day.

WHEREAS, Reading is the building block to learning and the
foundation for future success; and

WHEREAS, In 1998, the National Education Association
celebrated the “Read Across America” campaign to raise awareness
about the importance of reading; and

WHEREAS, The California Teachers Association celebrates
“Read Across America” and the positive impact it has made in the
schools and the State of California; and

WHEREAS, “Read Across America” is a national celebration
of reading that promotes literacy, reading, and adult involvement
in the education of pupils, and will be celebrated on March 2 in
honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday; and

WHEREAS, To celebrate the joy of reading, pupils, parents,
teachers, sports figures, celebrities, firefighters, and business and
community leaders are taking part in “Read Across America”
events throughout the nation; and

WHEREAS, On March 2, 2016, the National Education
Association, the California Teachers Association, local schools,
libraries, bookstores, businesses, and other community
organizations will commemorate “Read Across America Day”;
now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the
Assembly joins the California Teachers Association in recognizing
March 2, 2016, as “Read Across America Day”; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

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