BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
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83 (Campos)
As Introduced June 2, 2015
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes |
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|Rules |9-0 |Gordon, Chang, Burke, | |
| | |Campos, Cooley, Dodd, | |
| | |Lopez, Mayes, | |
| | |Rodriguez | |
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SUMMARY: Congratulates the California Commission on the Status
of Women and Girls (commission) 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 commission 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
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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
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
Analysis Prepared by:
Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN:
0001051
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