BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: July 6, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Richard Gordon, Chair
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72 (Gaines) - As Amended June 15, 2015
SENATE VOTE: 39-0
SUBJECT: Teacher Appreciation Month.
SUMMARY: Designates the month of May 2015 as Teacher
Appreciation Month, recognizes teachers for the significant role
they play, and encourages pupils, parents, and public officials
to publicly recognize the hard work and dedication of teachers,
and to observe the month by supporting teachers through
appropriate activities, events, and programs. Specifically,
this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1)Talented and hardworking teachers throughout California's
public, private, and charter schools are nurturing the next
generation of thinkers, doers, and dreamers.
2)Teachers teach the skills that will inspire the next century
of professionals, entrepreneurs, innovators, and workers in
critically needed technical careers and professions. Teachers
also build character, compassion, creativity, and resilience
among our state's children that will prepare them to take on
the challenges of the future.
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3)Our best teachers are role models who show our kids how to
work hard and pursue a brighter future, and who further
encourage children's passions, inspire their imaginations, and
help them realize the best versions of themselves.
4)We can improve our country's educational system significantly
by exhibiting respect for teachers, and by letting them know
how much we value their contributions in helping schools meet
the needs of pupils from all communities in our state.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916)
319-2800
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