ACR 154 Assembly Concurrent Resolution

BILL NUMBER: ACR 154	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 5, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member  Fuentes  
Jeffries 

                        APRIL 12, 2010

   Relative to  Universal Preschool Week  
Yeager Brothers Overpass  .



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 154, as amended,  Fuentes   Jeffries
 .  Universal Preschool Week.   Yeager
Brothers Overpass.  
   This measure would designate the overpass at State Highway Route
60 and State Highway Route 15 in Riverside, California, as the Yeager
Brothers Overpass. This measure would also request the Department of
Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing
this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources covering those costs, to erect those signs. 
   This measure would proclaim the 4th week of April each year as
Universal Preschool Week, and that each house of the Legislature
commemorate Universal Preschool Week with appropriate, meaningful
activities that will educate the people of California about the value
of preschool, and encourage their constituents to enroll their 3-
and 4-year-old children in preschool programs. 
   Fiscal committee:  no   yes  .



    WHEREAS, Jacques Stalder Yeager, Sr., was born in 1921, the
eldest of three children, including E. Eugene "Gene" Yeager who was
born in 1924, each in Riverside, California; and 
    WHEREAS, Their father, Ernest Louis Yeager (1893-1979)
founded E.L. Yeager Construction Company, Inc., in 1919; and 
    WHEREAS, Jacques graduated from Poly High School in Riverside
in 1939, and began his studies at the University of California,
Berkeley; and 
    WHEREAS, His education was interrupted by his service as a
lieutenant in the SeaBees, the Construction Battalions (CBs) of the
United States Navy, for which he trained at the University of Notre
Dame; and 
    WHEREAS, In 1945, Jacques returned to the University of
California, Berkeley, where, in 1947, he earned a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Engineering, and he continues to serve on the Steering
Committee for the School of Engineering and the Alumni Association of
that university; and 
    WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Jacques has taken action to
further economic development in the Inland Empire, higher education,
the arts, culture, and shoring up the infrastructure of Southern
California's fastest growing region; and 
    WHEREAS, Jacques returned to Riverside to work for E.L.
Yeager Construction Company in 1947, became President in 1956, led
that company to become one of the state's largest contractors,
completing nearly $130 million in highway construction projects for
Caltrans from 1984 through 1986, and became chairman and chief
executive officer of the company in 1993; and 
    WHEREAS, Jacques served on the Riverside County Local Streets
and Highways Needs Assessment Steering Committee and the Riverside
County Transportation Commission from 1984 to 1990, was appointed by
Governor Deukmejian as a regent of the University of California from
1988 to 1994, and was appointed by Governor Wilson as a member of the
California Economic Strategy Panel from 1994 to 1998; and 
    WHEREAS, After selling the company in 1995, Jacques remained
active in serving various charitable and academic institutions,
including the United Way of the Inland Valleys, the Board of Trustees
of the University of California, Riverside, the Regional Institute
of Southern California, the General George Patton Museum, the Greater
Riverside Chambers of Commerce Monday Morning Group, the Inland
Empire Cultural Foundation, the California Water Resource
Administration, the Inland Empire Economic Partnership, the March Air
Field Museum Foundation, the Raincross Club of Riverside, and the
Riverside Art Foundation; and 
    WHEREAS, After graduating from Poly High School in 1942, Gene
began studying engineering at the University of California,
Berkeley, enlisted in the Navy in 1943, receiving a fleet appointment
to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, and returned to the
University of California, Berkeley, in 1946, where he earned his
Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering in 1948; and 
    WHEREAS, Gene then joined the family company, and their
father turned the business over to Jacques and Gene in 1952 shortly
after which, they began their long-standing relationship with the
University of California, Riverside, by grading the site and laying
down its first curbs and sidewalks, into which the pioneer student
class engraved their names; and 
    WHEREAS, Gene has served many charitable and civic
organizations, including the Riverside County Philharmonic
Association, the Olive Crest Foundation, the Greater Riverside
Chambers of Commerce, the United Way of the Inland Valleys, the
Riverside Art Museum Julia Morgan Society, the Mission Inn
Foundation, and the California Baptist University; has created
scholarships at the University of California, Riverside; has received
the Robert Holstein Public Service and Humanitarian Award from the
Children's Spine Foundation; and was recognized by the Greater
Riverside Chambers of Commerce as Citizen of the Year 2009; and 

    WHEREAS, In recognition of the Yeager brothers great civic
and charitable contributions and service, as well as their major
construction projects improving the transportation and educational
infrastructure in Southern California, it would be a fitting tribute
to designate the overpass at State Highway Route 60 and State Highway
Route 15, in the City of Riverside, as the Yeager Brothers Overpass;
now, therefore, be it 
   RESOLVED, BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THE SENATE
THEREOF CONCURRING,  That the Legislature hereby designates the
overpass at State Highway Route 60 and State Highway Route 15, in the
City of Riverside, as the Yeager Brothers Overpass; and be it
further 
   RESOLVED,  That the Department of Transportation is requested
to de   termine the cost of appropriate signs consistent
with the signing requirements for the state highway system showing
this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs; and be it
further 
   RESOLVED,  That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit
copies of this resolution to the Department of Transportation and to
the author for appropriate distribution.  
   WHEREAS, Research shows that high-quality preschool greatly
benefits a child during his or her formative years; and 

   WHEREAS, A high-quality preschool helps to build a child's social
skills and self-confidence, and gives a child the foundation of
knowledge needed to succeed in kindergarten and beyond; and 

   WHEREAS, Studies show that children who have attended preschool
are more likely to read by the third grade, graduate from high
school, and pursue higher education, and are less likely to be held
back, placed in special education, or become involved in crime; and
 
   WHEREAS, A recent study by the RAND Corporation shows that for
every dollar invested in high-quality preschool, the public saves
more than double that amount in reduced special education needs,
crime prevention, and other costs; now, therefore, be it 

   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims the fourth week of
April every year as Universal Preschool Week; and be it further

    
   Resolved, That each house of the Legislature commemorate Universal
Preschool Week with appropriate, meaningful activities that will
educate the people of California about the value of preschool, and
encourage their constituents to enroll their 3- and 4-year-old
children in preschool programs; and be it further 
    
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.