Amended in Assembly March 18, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

House Resolution No. 12

Introduced by Assembly Member Bigelow

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Bloom, Blumenfield, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley, Dahle, Daly, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gordon, Gorell, Gray, Grove, Hagman, Harkey, Roger Hernández, Holden, Hueso, Jones, Levine, Logue, Maienschein, Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Mitchell, Morrell, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea, John A. Pérez, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Salas, Stone, Torres, Wagner, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, and Yamada)

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March 7, 2013

House Resolution No. 12—Relative to the University of California 4-H Youth Development Program.

WHEREAS, 2013 marks the centennial year of the University of California 4-H Youth Development Program; and

WHEREAS, The University of California 4-H Youth Development Program is deserving of special public recognition and the highest commendations for its distinguished record of helping young people become healthy, happy, and thriving citizens who make a positive difference in their communities; and

WHEREAS, The mission of the University of California 4-H Youth Development Program is to engage youth in reaching their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development; and

WHEREAS, More than 72,000 young people are active annually
in 4-H programs in California, and there have been more than one
million 4-H alumni in this state since the founding of 4-H; and

WHEREAS, Youth-adult partnerships and youth-centered
educational programs are available through local clubs, after school
programs, and camps; and

WHEREAS, The Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
of the University of California, a land-grant university, delivers
the 4-H Youth Development Program through the California
Cooperative Extension System; and

WHEREAS, There are 13,400 adult volunteers in California
who contribute countless hours and effort each year to educating
young 4-H members; and

WHEREAS, 4-H emphasizes programming to promote healthy
living, science, engineering, technology literacy, citizenship, and
leadership through learning-by-doing; and

WHEREAS, 4-H addresses issues facing young people wherever
they may live, including cities, suburbs, and rural communities;
and

WHEREAS, 4-H values young people as a resource capable of
providing solutions to the critical issues facing our communities;
and

WHEREAS, 4-H members create positive changes in every
community in the State of California; and

WHEREAS, 4-H members build skills that help them to thrive
as competent, confident, caring leaders of character who are
connected to others and contribute to their communities; now,
therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the
University of California 4-H Youth Development Program be
commended, on the occasion of its centennial, for the outstanding
contributions it has made to young people throughout the state,
and that it be extended sincere best wishes for the next 100 years;
and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
of this resolution to the author and to the University of California
4-H Youth Development Program.