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          ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
          ACR 59 (Atkins and V. Manuel P�rez)
          As Introduced  May 11, 2011
          Majority vote 

           RULES               10-0                                        
           
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          |Ayes:|Skinner, Silva, Alejo,    |     |                          |
          |     |Butler, Carter, Davis,    |     |                          |
          |     |Donnelly, Hagman, Knight, |     |                          |
          |     |Williams                  |     |                          |
          |     |                          |     |                          |
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           SUMMARY  :  Proclaims May 2011 as Buy California Small Business 
          First Month to raise awareness that when California consumers, 
          businesses, colleges, universities, and governmental agencies 
          choose California small businesses when making purchases, 
          positive economic impacts occur within state and local 
          economies.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following 
          legislative findings:  

          1)California's small businesses are critical to the current 
            economic health of this state because small businesses produce 
            more than one-half of California's gross domestic product.

          2)A 2009 study conducted at California State University, 
            Sacramento, concluded that state contracting with small 
            businesses in California resulted in more money being 
            distributed within the state economy than contracting with 
            larger businesses.

          3)When consumers, businesses, colleges, universities, and 
            governmental agencies buy from California small businesses, a 
            wave of positive economic impacts occurs, including supporting 
            the employment of people in the immediate community, 
            encouraging local entrepreneurs, and generating tax revenues 
            from local sales and personal incomes.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  None

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









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