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          Date of Hearing:   February 23, 2009

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                 Ted W. Lieu, Chair
                 ACR 5 (Torlakson) - As Introduced:  December 3, 2008
           
          SUBJECT  :   California Science Education Month

           SUMMARY  :   Proclaims the month of March 2009 as California  
          Science Education Month, and extends the Legislature's support  
          to pupils of all ages who are interested in science.   
          Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following legislative  
          findings:  

          1)California has become a world leader in scientific discovery  
            in the disciplines of computer and information technology,  
            clean technology, nanotechnology, medicine, biotechnology, and  
            environmental science; and the state is now focused on  
            ushering in the next generation of great scientific leaders by  
            encouraging its youth to engage in this noble pursuit.  

          2)Eight of the ten fastest growing occupations in the United  
            States are related to science, mathematics, or technology,  
            with an expected increase of 2.2 million science- and  
            engineering-related jobs by 2010; and California is  
            experiencing a critical shortage of skilled American workers  
            in scientific industries that is threatening our state's  
            ability to compete in the global marketplace.

          3)Celebrations of science and of science education, such as the  
            San Diego Science Festival and the Sally Ride Science  
            Festival, and innovations in science classrooms across  
            California, are all critical to raising pupil and public  
            awareness of the impact science has on our lives and to  
            inspiring the next generation of scientific leaders.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file.

           Opposition 








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          None on file.

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