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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 27
Author: Davis (D), et al
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 78-0, 5/11/09 (Consent)- See last page for
vote
SUBJECT : Language education: World Languages and
Cultures Month
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution declares the month of May 2009
as World Languages and Cultures Month, encourages all
educational communities in California to celebrate
languages and cultures with appropriate pupil activities
and programs, and urges all residents to become interested
in and give full support to quality language and cultural
programs for all pupils in California schools.
ANALYSIS :
Specifically, this resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1. The conditions of the current international economy and
the security needs of the United States require that
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Californians be able to interact effectively with
persons from different cultural backgrounds; and
proficiency in more than one language enhances
communication and strengthens positive interactions
among people in the United States and around the world.
2. On January 7, 2009, the State Board of Education
approved the content standards for teaching foreign
languages in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive,
which will strengthen the teaching of languages and
cultures to pupils in California.
3. During the month of May 2009, educational organizations
throughout California will sponsor special activities to
promote awareness of the importance of California
residents being able to interact successfully in
multilingual and multicultural contexts in the United
States.
This resolution declares the month of May 2009 as World
Languages and Cultures Month, encourages all educational
communities in California to celebrate languages and
cultures with appropriate pupil activities and programs,
and urges all residents to become interested in and give
full support to quality language and cultural programs for
all pupils in California schools.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/19/09)
California Language Teachers Association
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield,
Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter,
Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,
DeVore, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong,
Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick,
Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,
Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Krekorian, Lieu,
Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning,
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Nava, Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, John A. Perez, V. Manuel
Perez, Portantino, Price, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva,
Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson,
Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, Bass
NO VOTE RECORDED: Duvall, Yamada
TSM:do 5/19/09 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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