Bill Text: CA ACR144 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: California Charter Schools Week.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-07-07 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 87, Statutes of 2014. [ACR144 Detail]
Download: California-2013-ACR144-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 144 CHAPTERED BILL TEXT RESOLUTION CHAPTER 87 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 7, 2014 ADOPTED IN SENATE JUNE 26, 2014 ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 29, 2014 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 23, 2014 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Olsen MAY 5, 2014 Relative to California Charter Schools Week. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ACR 144, Olsen. California Charter Schools Week. This measure would proclaim May 5, 2014, to May 11, 2014, inclusive, and every 2nd week of May thereafter, to be California Charter Schools Week, and would state that the Legislature joins the California Charter Schools Association in congratulating charter schools for the accomplishments and contributions they have made to public education. WHEREAS, In the 2013-14 academic year, 104 new charter schools opened their doors across the state, helping to create new jobs and opportunities for educators and other professionals in California; and WHEREAS, Charter schools are public schools that increase learning opportunities for all pupils and provide parents and pupils with expanded choices within the public school system; and WHEREAS, There are 1,130 charter schools operating in California, the highest number of any state in the nation; and WHEREAS, Charter schools have a combined enrollment of over 514,000 pupils, representing 8.3 percent of the public school pupil population in the state; and WHEREAS, In 1992, California was the second state in the nation to establish charter schools; and WHEREAS, Charter schools serve as beacons of innovation and produce effective models of education, of significance to all public schools; and WHEREAS, Many charter schools are designed specifically to serve children from traditionally disadvantaged communities; and WHEREAS, Charter schools have made dramatic gains in accelerating the closing of the achievement gap for those underserved populations, increasing the graduation rate and improving college readiness; and WHEREAS, Charter schools create new professional opportunities for teachers, including the opportunity to be responsible for the learning program at the schoolsite; and WHEREAS, Charter schools offer a variety of learning environments and emphases, including college-preparedness, career technical education, arts, and sciences; and WHEREAS, Charter schools play an integral role in California's public education system, the communities in which they operate, the families they serve, and the pupils' lives they impact; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims May 5, 2014, to May 11, 2014, inclusive, and every second week of May thereafter, to be California Charter Schools Week, and joins the California Charter Schools Association in congratulating charter schools for the accomplishments and contributions they have made to public education; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.