BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: August 17, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Richard Gordon, Chair
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5 (Gaines) - As Introduced January 6, 2015
SENATE VOTE: 34-0
SUBJECT: Mentoring Month.
SUMMARY: Designates the month of January 2015 as Mentoring
Month and calls on public officials, business and community
leaders, and educators to observe the month with appropriate
ceremonies, activities, and programs in order to accomplish
specified objectives recognizing the importance of mentoring and
promoting the creation and expansion of mentorship programs.
Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)A mentor provides a caring and consistent presence and devotes
time to help a mentee discover personal strength and achieve
full potential through a structured and trusting relationship;
and a mentor helps a young person set career goals and uses
personal contacts to help that young person develop
professional relationships and find a job.
2)Quality mentoring encourages positive choices, promotes
self-esteem, supports academic achievement, and introduces
young people to new ideas.
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3)In 2002, the Harvard School of Public Health and MENTOR: The
National Mentoring Partnership created the National Mentoring
Month campaign, held annually each January, to raise awareness
of mentoring, to recruit individuals to mentor, and to promote
the growth of mentoring by encouraging organizations to
facilitate employee involvement in quality mentoring.
4)Mentoring programs are effective in combating school violence,
discipline problems, substance abuse, incarceration, and
truancy and mentors help young people set career goals and
uses personal contacts to help that young person develop
professional relationships and find a job.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
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Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916)
319-2800