SCR 82, as introduced, Hueso. Jalisco, Mexico: sister state relationship.
This measure would commemorate the sister state relationship between the State of Jalisco, Mexico, and California.
Fiscal committee: no.
P1 1WHEREAS, The State of California and the State of Jalisco,
2Mexico, share a mutually beneficial economic relationship that
3includes trade, investments, and commerce in the areas of high
4technology manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, and other
5important industries; and
6WHEREAS, Guadalajara is the largest technology center in
7Mexico and it is increasingly recognized as an incubator for
8small-scale technology startups and a main producer of software,
9electronics, and digital products in Mexico and has been called
10“Mexico’s Silicon Valley”; and
11WHEREAS, In addition to the economic relationship, the people
12and cultural heritage of the State of Jalisco have enriched art and
13culture in the State of California in a variety of ways, including
14the tradition and folklore of “mariachi” music, a stone kiosk
15donated to the City of Los Angeles by Governor Cárdenas as a
16symbol of goodwill and cultural interchange, the naming of the
17State of California by Governor Cárdenas as the honored guest of
P2 1the Sixth International Mariachi Festival held in the Capitol City
2of Guadalajara from August 28 through September 5, 1999, and
3the commemoration of the “Day of the Jalisciense Abroad” in the
4State of Jalisco to strengthen ties with the Mexican community in
5the United States; and
6WHEREAS, Generations of people from the State of Jalisco
7reside in the State of California, belonging to numerous hometown
8associations from the State of Jalisco and representing the most
9populous Mexican community in the State of California; and
10WHEREAS, The State of California and the State of Jalisco
11have supported cooperative research by universities in California
12and Jalisco to promote bilateral economic development and to
13stimulate employment in Mexican immigrant-sending communities,
14thereby providing mutual benefit to the people of the State of
15California and the State of Jalisco; now, therefore, be it
16Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
17thereof concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California,
18commemorate the sister state relationship between the State of
19Jalisco in Mexico and the State of California for its mutually
20beneficial educational, economic, and cultural exchanges; and be
21it further
22Resolved, That it is the intent of the Legislature through a sister
23state relationship with the State of Jalisco:
24(1) To promote the economic growth and well-being of small,
25medium, and large companies in California by increasing their
26potential for trade and investment with the State of Jalisco.
27(2) To provide a forum for sustained goodwill and cooperation
28between the elected leaders of the State of California and the State
29of Jalisco.
30(3) To promote bilateral ties that lead to a more indelible and
31lasting relationship between the citizens of California and the
32citizens of Jalisco; and be it further
33Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of
34this resolution to the author for distribution.
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