BILL ANALYSIS
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
ACR 110 (Conway and Beall)
As Introduced January 27, 2010
Majority vote
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|Ayes:|Beall, Ammiano, Hall, | | |
| |Portantino | | |
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|Nays:|Logue | | |
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SUMMARY : Designates February 2010 and February 2011 as Step Up
California Month and February 3, 2010 and February 3, 2011 as
Step Up California Day and encourages and supports activities
related to reducing poverty and increasing economic opportunity,
and makes legislative findings and declarations.
FISCAL EFFECT : This bill was not keyed fiscal.
COMMENTS : The recent recession, on-going drought and high
unemployment have exacerbated the financial difficulties for
many Californians. According to the sponsors, Catholic
Charities of California United and Jericho, poverty represents a
moral crisis that divides our communities and threatens the
common good. But, by taking concerted action in five key
areas-food, housing, healthcare, education, and income
development-poverty can be mitigated, reduced, and even
prevented. In September 2009, the sponsors formed Step Up
California, a coalition of non-profit organizations, to
encourage individuals and organizations to step up to do their
part to bring an end to poverty in California.
Other state governments (Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware,
Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Rhode
Island, Vermont, and Washington) are bringing political
attention to poverty and opportunity in many ways, including
poverty-reduction targets that set a specific goal and timeline,
commissions that conclude with recommendations for action,
legislative caucuses that seek to foster both legislators'
expertise and bipartisan solutions, and government-sponsored
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summits.
While this resolution on its own cannot solve the serious
problem of poverty in California, it will set the stage for
bipartisan dialogue and leadership on these issues.
Analysis Prepared by : Frances Chacon / HUM. S. / (916)
319-2089
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