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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 106
Author: Gordon (D)
Amended: 3/27/14 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 76-0, 4/3/14 (Consent) - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : 26th Annual State Scientist Day
SOURCE : California Association of Professional Scientists
DIGEST : This resolution declares May 14, 2014, as the 26th
Annual State Scientist Day, as a tribute to the dedication and
professionalism of the state scientists who work on behalf of
all the residents of California.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1. The state employs nearly 3,000 professional scientists
working in over 30 state departments in 230 scientific
classifications; and the work of state scientists impacts the
lives and property of all Californians.
2. State scientists perform important work in the areas of
infectious disease prevention, oil spill prevention and
cleanup, public health drinking water monitoring, the
protection of agricultural crops, brownfields mitigation,
chemical and radiological disaster response, and much more.
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3. State Scientist Day at the Capitol increases public
awareness and recognizes contributions made by scientists
working in state government while entertaining and educating
over 3,500 elementary school students with fun, hands-on
exhibits; and the event has sparked an interest in science
for thousands of California school children, legislators,
state employees, and the public who attend the special event.
This resolution declares May 14, 2014, as the 26th Annual State
Scientist Day, as a tribute to the dedication and
professionalism of the state scientists who work on behalf of
all the residents of California.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 4/8/14)
California Association of Professional Scientists (source)
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 76-0, 4/3/14
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Bigelow, Bloom,
Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian
Calderon, Campos, Chau, Ch�vez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley,
Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox,
Frazier, Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon,
Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Roger Hern�ndez, Holden, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein,
Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian,
Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea, V. Manuel P�rez,
Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas,
Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski,
Wilk, Williams, Yamada, John A. P�rez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Gorell, Gray, Grove, Vacancy
MW:k 4/14/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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