BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
ACR
176 (Cristina Garcia)
As Amended May 26, 2016
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes |
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|Judiciary |9-0 |Mark Stone, Wagner, | |
| | |Burke, Chau, Chiu, | |
| | |Gallagher, | |
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| | |Cristina Garcia, | |
| | |Holden, Ting | |
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SUMMARY: Commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Gold Award,
the highest recognition within the Girl Scouts organization for
a girl scout. Specifically, this resolution:
1)Makes findings and declarations relating to the history and
positive impact of the Girl Scouts as well as the prestige of
the Gold Award.
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2)Declares the Girl Scouts promote the ideals of acceptance,
understanding, cultural awareness, and tolerance.
3)Declares the Gold Award to be a prestigious award that
recognizes the true commitment to Girl Scouts and the
completion of a community-oriented project.
4)Declares that Gold Award recipients who enter military service
and university studies are distinguishable among their peers
as leaders and presented with greater opportunities.
5)Resolves that the Legislature applauds the vital role of the
Girl Scouts has played in lives of girls and young women.
EXISTING LAW honored the Girl Scouts for 100 years of exemplary
service. (ACR 108 (Wieckowski), Resolution Chapter 5, Statutes
of 2012.)
FISCAL EFFECT: None.
COMMENTS: This resolution honors the 100th Anniversary of the
Gold Award, the highest recognition within the Girl Scouts
organization for a girl scout and commends the organization's
significant role in the lives of young women. According the
Girl Scout Research Institute, Gold Award recipients complete
projects from "a broad spectrum of important issues-among them
green energy, gender-balanced leadership, STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math) education, and violence
prevention-plaguing the nation and the globe." (Girl Scout
Research Institute, The Power of the Girl Scout Gold Award:
Excellence in Leadership and Life
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[as of May 12,
2016].)
This resolution notes that scouts will gain experiences and
knowledge that may not otherwise be available to them.
According to the author, the history of Girl Scout programs of
social consciousness continue today as the organization promotes
ideals of acceptance, understanding, cultural awareness and
tolerance. The Girl Scouts have promoted inclusion and
diversity in its membership by accepting all girls and women.
This resolution further extends the Legislature's best wishes to
the Girl Scouts for its continued success in the future.
Prior Related Legislation. ACR 108 ((Wieckowski). This measure
commended the Girl Scouts for 100 years of exemplary service by
developing girls of courage, confidence, and character who make
the world a better place.
ACR 48 ((Goldberg), Resolution Chapter 56, Statutes of 2005).
This measure commended the Girl Scouts for 93 years of service
and for inspiring millions of girls with the highest ideals of
character, conduct, and patriotism while promoting the ideals of
acceptance, understanding, cultural awareness, and tolerance.
ACR 43 ((Montanez), Resolution Chapter 28, Statutes of 2003.)
This measure commended the Girl Scouts for 91 years of service
and for inspiring millions of girls with the highest ideals of
character, conduct, and patriotism while promoting the ideals of
acceptance, understanding, cultural awareness, and tolerance.
ACR 157 ((Chu), Resolution Chapter 48, Statutes of 2002.) This
measure similarly commended the Girl Scouts for 90 years of
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service.
Analysis Prepared by:
Alison Merrilees / JUD. / (916) 319-2334 FN:
0003415