BILL NUMBER: SCR 46	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 27, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Harman

                        MAY 11, 2009

   Relative to Aquatics Safety Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 46, as amended, Harman. Aquatics Safety Month.
   This measure would declare May as Aquatics Safety Month.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, Self-directed and organized forms of recreation and
 the  creative uses of free time are vital to ensure
productive and happy lives of all our citizens; and
   WHEREAS, Athletic and recreational programs throughout 
the State of  California encompass a multitude of activities
that can result in personal accomplishment, self-satisfaction, and
family unity for all citizens, regardless of their background,
ability level, or age; and
   WHEREAS, The most popular sports and recreational activities
identified by American Sports Data, Inc.'s "2008 Superstudy of Sports
Participation" are swimming, walking, jogging, bicycling, and weight
training; and
   WHEREAS,  The State of  California is blessed
with miles of beach front, lakes, rivers, and swimming pools, both
public and private; and
   WHEREAS,  The State of  California should
recognize that swimming and aquatic-related activities provide an
affordable avenue for exercise and physical activity necessary for
good physical and mental health, and that participation in swimming
and aquatic activities enhances the quality of life for all people;
and
   WHEREAS,  The State of  California is extremely
proud of the swimming facilities, aquatic programs, trained aquatic
professionals who are responsible for the safety and well-being of
swimmers and aquatic participants, and for the contributions of
aquatics in providing to all ages healthy places to recreate, learn,
maintain, achieve fitness objectives, and to build confidence and a
sense of self-worth, all of which ultimately contribute to the
quality of life in our communities and throughout the state; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the  State of California 
 Legislature  declares May as Aquatics Safety Month in
 the State of  California; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.