BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: June 22, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Richard Gordon, Chair
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(Campos) - As Introduced June 2, 2015
SUBJECT: The California Commission on the Status of Women and
Girls: 50th anniversary.
SUMMARY: Congratulates the California Commission on the Status
of Women and Girls on the celebration of its 50th anniversary,
and recognizes and commends the commission for its various
contributions and accomplishments. Specifically, this
resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1)The California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls is
an agency of state government, created in 1965 by the
California State Legislature, and is mandated to challenge
discrimination against women and girls in California, promote
equity for women and girls, and encourage their full economic
and social participation in this state.
2)The commission examines any laws, practices, or conditions
concerning or affecting women and girls that impose special
limitation or burdens upon them or upon society, or that limit
or tend to limit opportunities available to women and girls.
3)During the past 50 years, the commission has contributed to
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the development of public policy in the areas of women's
health and safety, equal opportunity in education and
employment, child and other dependent care, economic security,
family law, sexual harassment, violence against women, human
trafficking, women in prison, gender equality in the media,
and women in the military, women veterans, and military
families.
4)The commission strives to develop innovative initiatives with
government and the business and nonprofit sectors and has a
comprehensive agenda to promote the full potential and
contributions of the more than 19 million women and girls in
the state of California.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
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Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800