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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 108
          Author:   Wagner (R)
          Amended:  As introduced
          Vote:     21

           
           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  75-0, 4/24/14 (Consent) - See last page for  
            vote


           SUBJECT  :    Computer Science Education Week

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution designates the week of December 8,  
          2014, as Computer Science Education Week.

           ANALYSIS  :    This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:

          1.The field of computer science plays a critical role in  
            transforming society; and computer technology is an integral  
            part of the culture and is transforming how people interact  
            with each other and the world around them.

          2.The field of computer science is transforming industry,  
            creating new fields of commerce, driving innovation in all  
            fields of science, and bolstering productivity in established  
            economic sectors; and underpins the information technology  
            sector of our economy, which is a significant contributor to  
            the economic output of the United States.

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          3.With the growing importance of computing in society, the need  
            for pupils to understand the fundamentals of computing and the  
            significant challenges elementary and secondary computer  
            science education faces, broad support for computer science  
            education is needed to catalyze reform; and providing pupils a  
            chance to participate in high-quality computer science  
            activities exposes them to the rich opportunities the field  
            offers and provides critical thinking skills that will serve  
            them throughout their lives.

          4.Computer science education has challenges to address,  
            including distinguishing computer science from technology  
            literacy and providing adequate professional development for  
            computer science teachers; and the field of computer science  
            has significant equity barriers to address, including  
            attracting more participation by females and underrepresented  
            minorities to all levels and branches.

          This resolution designates the week of December 8, 2014, as  
          Computer Science Education Week.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  75-0, 4/24/14
          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,  
            Gorell, Grove, Hagman, Hall, Roger Hern�ndez, Holden, Jones,  
            Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein,  
            Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, 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:  Gray, Harkey, Mansoor, Nazarian, Vacancy


          PQ:k  5/5/14   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  NONE RECEIVED

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