BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | ACR 196| | | | | | | |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | | | | | | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- THIRD READING Bill No: ACR 196 Author: Steinorth (R) and Gipson (D), et al. Amended: 8/8/16 in Assembly Vote: 21 ASSEMBY FLOOR: Read and adopted, 8/8/16 SUBJECT: California Manufacturing Day SOURCE: California Manufacturers & Technology Association ACR 196 Page 2 DIGEST: This resolution declares Friday, October 7, 2016, as California Manufacturing Day. ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings: 1)The first Friday in October is designated as National Manufacturing Day and was created as an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the contributions of manufacturing in the United States. 2)On October 7, 2016, many California manufacturers will open their doors to the public to showcase their operations and promote interest in the manufacturing sector as a quality career; also California manufacturing training facilities and community colleges will highlight their career technical education classrooms, equipment, students, and instructors. 3)California's manufacturing sector employs more than 1.3 million workers and is dynamic and diverse, and includes industries such as aerospace, beverages, building materials, cement, consumer goods, energy, and oil production, food processing, glass, information technology, mining, plastics, paper, pulp, and steel. 4)Working together with educators and workforce development partners, California manufacturers will continue to address the middle skills job shortage to build the next generation of skilled industrial employees equipped to respond to the ACR 196 Page 3 demands of a global economy. 5)California's clean and energy efficient manufacturing industry maintains and supports the long-term overall health of the state's economy and stands ready to help increase opportunities for high-wage employment that will expand access to the middle class for all Californians. This resolution declares Friday, October 7, 2016, as California Manufacturing Day. Related/Prior Legislation ACR 94 (Gallagher, Resolution Chapter 174, Statutes of 2015) declared October 2, 2015, as California Manufacturing Day. FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.:NoLocal: No SUPPORT: (Verified8/18/16) California Manufacturers & Technology Association (source) ACR 196 Page 4 OPPOSITION: (Verified8/18/16) None received Prepared by: Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520 8/18/16 17:11:03 **** END ****