BILL NUMBER: SCR 99	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  18
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  MARCH 17, 2016
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  MARCH 10, 2016
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 3, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 3, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Senator McGuire
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen,
Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke,
Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper,
Dababneh, Dahle, Dodd, Eggman, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina
Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray,
Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim,
Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes,
McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell,
Olsen, Patterson, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas,
Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Weber, Wilk,
Williams, and Wood)

                        JANUARY 26, 2016

   Relative to the 28th Annual State Scientist Day.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 99, McGuire. 28th Annual State Scientist Day.
   This measure would declare May 18, 2016, as the 28th Annual State
Scientist Day, as a tribute to the dedication and professionalism of
the state scientists who work on behalf of all the residents of
California.



   WHEREAS, The state employs nearly 3,000 professional scientists in
over 30 state departments working in more than 81 scientific
classifications; and
   WHEREAS, State scientists hold graduate degrees in virtually every
scientific discipline, including biology, nematology, virology,
seismology, epidemiology, toxicology, and many others; and
   WHEREAS, State scientists are represented by the California
Association of Professional Scientists (CAPS), which is dedicated to
professionalism, independence, and responsible advocacy; and
   WHEREAS, The work of state scientists protects the public from
life-threatening diseases, safeguards our wildlife and abundant
natural resources, and protects our air and water from toxic waste
and pollution; and
   WHEREAS, State scientists are required to make critical decisions
every day based on rigorous scientific factfinding, and these
decisions ultimately impact the lives and property of all
Californians; and
   WHEREAS, State scientists perform important work in the areas of
infectious disease prevention, oil spill prevention and cleanup,
public health drinking water monitoring, the protection of
agricultural crops, brownfields mitigation, chemical and radiological
disaster response, and much more; and
   WHEREAS, CAPS cosponsors the Sacramento Regional Science and
Engineering Fair, one of California's 14 regional science and
engineering fairs, serving hundreds of middle and high schools in 10
California counties; and
   WHEREAS, State scientists host an annual State Scientist Day at
the State Capitol to increase public awareness and recognition of the
significant contributions made by scientists working in state
government while entertaining and educating over 3,500 elementary
school students with fun, hands-on science exhibits; and
   WHEREAS, State Scientist Day has sparked an interest in science
for thousands of California schoolchildren, legislators, state
employees, and members of the public, who attend the special event;
now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That May 18, 2016, shall be recognized as the
28th Annual State Scientist Day, and that this day shall be a tribute
to the dedication and professionalism of the state scientists who
work on behalf of all the residents of California; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.