BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
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201 (Gonzalez)
As Amended August 23, 2016
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes |
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|Rules |7-0 |Gordon, Arambula, | |
| | |Cooley, Gomez, | |
| | |Holden, Quirk, | |
| | |Rodriguez | |
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SUMMARY: Recognizes August 25, 2016, and every August
thereafter, as California Young Parents Day and urges all
Californians to join in celebrating California Young Parents
Day. Specifically, this resolution makes the following
legislative finding:
1)Young mothers and fathers, as all families, deserve dignity,
tangible support, and recognition as important members of
California communities. These young mothers and fathers are
part of the fabric of vibrant communities across California
and represent its future prosperity.
2)Children, youth, and young adult under 20 years of age make up
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over a quarter of California's population.
3)Young people of all economic backgrounds, gender identities
and expression, sexualities, abilities, and immigration
statuses have the right to parent the children they have.
4)Pregnant and parenting youth have the right, as all youth, to
all support needed to continue with their educational and
career goals, including child care, health care, housing
assistance, and job training and other economic opportunities.
5)Young people of color, whether pregnant, parenting, or
nonparenting, face persistent systemic inequities, including,
but not limited to, poverty, racism, sexism, and violence,
that shape and often undermine their decision making and
aspirations.
6)The health and wellness of young parents and their children is
our shared responsibility and must be reflected in our state
policies.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
Analysis Prepared by:
Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN:
0004969
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