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          Date of Hearing:   March 16, 2009

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                 Ted W. Lieu, Chair
                    ACR 44 (Fuentes) - As Amended:  March 12, 2009
           
          SUBJECT  :   Federal decennial census.

           SUMMARY  :   Declares April 1, 2009, to be California Census  
          Awareness Day to promote awareness of the upcoming federal  
          decennial census in order to advance the goal of a complete and  
          accurate count of all Californians.  Specifically,  this  
          resolution  makes the following legislative findings:  

          1)California benefits substantially from federal programs tied  
            to census figures; and a complete and accurate count of  
            Californians is critical to our state because census figures  
            affect federal congressional representation, state redistrict,  
            federal formula grant allocations, and state funding to local  
            governments and local programs for the next 10 years.

          2)Despite outreach efforts in connection with the 2000 census,  
            522,796 Californians were not counted, resulting in a loss of  
            $1.5 billion in federal funding for the state.

          3)The next federal decennial census will occur on April 2010 and  
            sufficient time is necessary to raise awareness, promote  
            education, and extend outreach strategies to complement the  
            United States Census Bureau's regional efforts.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           COMMENTS  :  The author has agreed to an amendment that clarifies  
          the number of Californians not counted in the 2000 census is an  
          estimate.  Committee staff recommends adopting the suggested  
          amendment.

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file.

           Opposition 
           








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          None on file.

           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800