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                                 UNFINISHED BUSINESS


          Bill No:  SCR 116
          Author:   Mendoza (D), et al.
          Amended:  4/28/16  
          Vote:     21  

           SENATE FLOOR:  39-0, 4/4/16
           AYES:  Allen, Anderson, Bates, Beall, Berryhill, Block,  
            Cannella, De León, Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani, Glazer, Hall,  
            Hancock, Hernandez, Hertzberg, Hill, Hueso, Huff, Jackson,  
            Lara, Leno, Leyva, Liu, McGuire, Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning,  
            Moorlach, Morrell, Nguyen, Nielsen, Pan, Pavley, Roth, Stone,  
            Vidak, Wieckowski, Wolk
           NO VOTE RECORDED:  Runner

          ASSEMBLY FLOOR:  Read and adopted, 4/28/16

           SUBJECT:   Adult Education Week


          SOURCE:    California Adult Education Administrators Association
                     California Council for Adult Education


          DIGEST:          This resolution proclaims the week of April 3-9, 2016,  
          inclusive, as Adult Education Week, and honors the teachers,  
          administrators, classified staff, and students of adult  
          education programs statewide for their efforts, persistence, and  
          accomplishments.
          Assembly Amendments add coauthors.


          ANALYSIS:   This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:










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          1)The week of April 3-9, 2016, inclusive, is observed as "Adult  
            Education Week," recognizing the unique accomplishments of  
            California adult schools.


          2)Adult schools that are provided by K-12 school districts offer  
            quality programs to meet the ever-changing economic and  
            workforce development and lifelong learning needs of our  
            diverse state.


          3)Adult schools, which work in collaboration with community  
            centers and libraries, are a primary community resource for  
            the teaching and instruction of adult literacy.


          4)Adult schools provide secondary-education studies and the  
            ability to obtain a high school diploma; preparation for and  
            transition to postsecondary education and career training;  
            critical opportunities to bring recent dropouts back to  
            school; English as a second language instruction and  
            citizenship courses and play a key role in immigrant  
            integration and the path to U.S. citizenship; family literacy  
            programs at elementary schools in conjunction with  
            community-based organizations; and short-term career and  
            technical training for adults seeking changes or enhancements  
            in their career pathways.


          5)In 2015, California adult schools were saved from the brink of  
            closure by establishing the Adult Education Block Grant  
            program that is helping to restore access and programming for  
            adult learners with planning and collaboration on a regional  
            scale.


          This resolution proclaims the week of April 3-9, 2016,  
          inclusive, as Adult Education Week, and honors the teachers,  
          administrators, classified staff, and students of adult  
          education programs statewide for their efforts, persistence, and  
          accomplishments.









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          FISCAL EFFECT:   Appropriation:    No          Fiscal  
          Com.:NoLocal:    No


          SUPPORT:   (Verified4/28/16)


          California Adult Education Administrators Association  
          (co-source)
          California Council for Adult Education (co-source)


          OPPOSITION:   (Verified4/28/16)


          None received





          Prepared by:  Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520
          5/4/16 14:57:53


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