Amended in Assembly April 4, 2016

Amended in Assembly February 23, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 129

Introduced by Assembly Member Kim

(Principal coauthor: Senator Nguyen)

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk, Rendon, Salas, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, and Wood)

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February 1, 2016

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 129—Relative to the Month of the Military Child.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 129, as amended, Kim. Month of the Military Child.

This measure would declare the month of April 2016 as the Month of the Military Child.

Fiscal committee: no.

WHEREAS, In 1986, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger
established the Defense Department’s Month of the Military Child;
and

WHEREAS, Every April, the United States military services
and communities around the world recognize military children for
their daily sacrifices and the challenges they must overcome; and

WHEREAS, Military children often have to adapt their lives to
the requirements of their parent’s military obligations; and

WHEREAS, These children shoulder responsibilities beyond
their years and burdens outside of their control, such as repeatedly
moving and changing schools, long-term family member
separations, and even the loss of a parent; and

WHEREAS, Many military children have known only war since
September 11, 2001, including some military children whose
parents made the ultimate sacrifice; and

WHEREAS, As members transition to veterans’ status, children
and families need special care as they lose traditional military
support services; and

WHEREAS, California is home to more than 158,000 military
children whose parents serve in the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine
Corps, Coast Guard, National Guard, and Reserves; and

WHEREAS, California will further its commitment to the brave
men and women who serve their country and state by recognizing
these children and young American heroes and pledging its
gratitude for their sacrifices; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims the
month of April 2016 as the Month of the Military Child in
California; and be it further

Resolved, That the Legislature urges all Californians, local and
state leaders, private organizations, and businesses to observe the
month by showing appreciation to the children and youth of
military and veteran families, including children of the fallen, for
standing by their parents and loved ones who are serving or have
served as members of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
of this resolution to each Senator and Representative from
California in the Congress of the United States, to the Governor
of California, to the Adjutant General of the California National
Guard, to the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to
the Secretaries of the Armed Forces of the United States, and to
the author for appropriate distribution.