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THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 41
Author: Hancock (D)
Introduced:4/13/15
Vote: 21
SUBJECT: Californias Chess Month
SOURCE: Berkeley Chess School
DIGEST: This resolution designates October as California's
Chess Month.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)Designating October as California's Chess Month would enhance
awareness and encourage students and adults to engage in a
game known to enhance critical thinking, determination,
self-esteem, problem solving skills, and serves as a gateway
to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
education.
2)There are 9,294 members of the United States Chess Federation
in the State of California, more than one-half of California's
members are scholastic members, and many of the scholastic
members join by the age of eight. There are more than 80,000
members of the United States Chess Federation, and more than
2,000 affiliated chess clubs and organizations today.
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3)Independent studies conducted by the Kensington Research Group
in partnership with the Berkeley Chess School for the 2011-12
school year in two of Oakland's Title One schools have linked
chess programs to the improvement of student scores in the San
Francisco Bay Area in reading and math.
4)A 2013 independent study conducted by the Department of
Psychology and Cognitive Development of the Graduate School of
Education at the University of California, Berkeley,
highlighting chess skill acquisition and development, showed
dramatic increase in students' fluid reasoning, as well as
enhancing students' ability to better handle stressful
situations, which positively influence decisionmaking.
5)Chess is a powerful cognitive learning tool that can be used
to successfully enhance reading and math concept, and chess
engages students of all learning styles and strengths and
promotes problem solving and higher level thinking skills.
This resolution designates October as California's Chess Month,
encourages the people of California to observe Chess Month with
appropriate programs and activities, and encourages schools to
include chess as an educational tool in their classrooms.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified4/15/15)
Berkeley Chess School (source)
OPPOSITION: (Verified4/15/15)
None received
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Prepared by: Jonas Austin / SFA / (916) 651-1520
4/22/15 16:40:38
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