BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SR 64| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- THIRD READING Bill No: SR 64 Author: Jackson (D) Introduced:2/25/16 Vote: Majority SUBJECT: Womens History Month SOURCE: Author DIGEST: This resolution proclaims the month of March 2016 as Women's History Month. ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings: 1)American women of every culture, class, and ethnic background have participated in the founding and building of our nation, made historic contributions to the growth and strength of our nation, and played a critical role in shaping the economic, cultural, and social fabric of our society, not in the least of ways through their participation in the labor force, working both inside and outside the home. 2)Women have been leaders in every movement for social change, including their own movement for suffrage and equal rights, the fight for emancipation, the struggle to organize labor unions, and the Civil Rights Movement, as well as leading the call for peace and organizing to preserve the environment. 3)The achievements of women who have gone before us will enable contemporary women and men to create tomorrow's history by SR 64 Page 2 working toward an end to physical and sexual violence against women, discrimination and harassment in employment, and the relegation to poverty status of many women, and by advocating for the full participation of women in the economic and political arena, the provision of adequate child care, respect for those who choose homemaking and motherhood as their career, and equal access to all of the opportunities this great nation has to offer. This resolution proclaims the month of March 2016 as Women's History Month. FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.:NoLocal: No SUPPORT: (Verified3/9/16) None received OPPOSITION: (Verified3/9/16) None received Prepared by: Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520 3/9/16 16:34:38 **** END **** SR 64 Page 3