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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SCR 21
          Author:   Jackson (D)
          Introduced:2/24/15  
          Vote:     21  

           SUBJECT:   Single Parent Day


          SOURCE:    Author


          DIGEST:  This resolution proclaims March 21, 2015, as Single  
          Parent Day.


          ANALYSIS:   This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:


          1.On March 21, 1984, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the  
            first "National Single Parent Day" and the Congress has  
            designated each March 21st thereafter in commemoration of  
            single parents.


          2.President Reagan, in his proclamation, recognized that single  
            parents can and do provide children with the financial,  
            physical, emotional, and social support they need to take  
            their places as productive and mature citizens.  He further  
            noted that with the active support of friends, relatives, and  
            local communities, they can do even more to raise their  
            children in the best possible environment.


          3.Low wages are very common for United States single parents,  








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            and much more common for single parents than for other United  
            States workers.  Single parents struggle to pay for child  
            care.  In many cases, the average cost of child care is out of  
            reach for a single parent, especially for those with two or  
            more children.


          4.The employment rate for single parents in the United States is  
            above the average single-parent employment rate in comparison  
            to high income countries.  Despite the above average  
            employment rate, the poverty rate for single-parent families  
            in the United States is far above the average poverty rate for  
            single-parent families in comparison to high income countries.


          5.National Single Parent Day was created to honor and recognize  
            the hard work, devotion, and sacrifices of single parenting.


          This resolution proclaims March 21, 2015, as Single Parent Day  
          and encourages all Californians to recognize the value and  
          contributions provided by single parents.


          FISCAL EFFECT:   Appropriation:    No          Fiscal  
          Com.:NoLocal:    No
          
          
          Prepared by:Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
          3/4/15 15:44:37


                          SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED


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