Bill Text: CA AR40 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to Social Work Month.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 47-21-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-28 - Read. Amended. Adopted. (Page 4038.). [AR40 Detail]
Download: California-2015-AR40-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: HR 40 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 28, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Members Eggman and Thurmond
( Coauthors: Assembly Members
Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen,
Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom,
Bonta, Brough, Burke,
Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez,
Chiu, Chu, Cooley,
Cooper, Dababneh, Daly, Dodd,
Frazier, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia,
Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson,
Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray,
Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger
Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey,
Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low,
Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes,
Medina, Mullin, Nazarian,
Obernolte, Olsen, Quirk, Rendon,
Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas,
Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone,
Wagner, Waldron, Weber,
Wilk, Williams, and Wood )
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
Relative to Social Work Month.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST
WHEREAS, March 2016 is recognized nationally as Social Work Month
and this year's theme is, "Social Work: Forging Solutions Out of
Challenges"; and
WHEREAS, The social work profession has its roots in the 1889
Chicago settlement house movement led by the "Mother of Social Work,"
Jane Addams; and
WHEREAS, The primary mission of the social work profession is to
enhance and meet the basic needs of all people, with particular
attention to the needs of, and empowerment through social action and
social justice for, those who are poor, oppressed, and living in
poverty; and
WHEREAS, Today, there are over 650,000 professional social workers
in the United States, over 65,000 of whom are in California; and
WHEREAS, There are over 7,500 graduate students in the social work
pipeline in 22 accredited California State University, University of
California, and private programs throughout the state; and
WHEREAS, Professional social workers train in an intensive
combination of classroom and community experiences focused on
individuals, families, and communities in crisis and in need of help;
and
WHEREAS, Professional social workers provide services across the
age spectrum, from prenatal to end of life services; and
WHEREAS, Professional social workers serve in diverse settings,
including schools, courtrooms, health clinics, hospitals, senior
centers, homeless shelters, nursing homes, the military, disaster
relief, prisons, corporations, and in political office; and
WHEREAS, Professional social workers who have served in Congress
include the Honorable Ron Dellums, MSW, the Honorable Barbara Lee,
MSW, and the Honorable Susan Davis, MSW, and professional social
workers who have served in the California State Legislature include
the Honorable Mary Salas, BSW, the Honorable Patty Berg, B.A. in
social work; and the Honorable Mariko Yamada, MSW; and
WHEREAS, Professional social workers who have combined their
leadership skills and knowledge of community development into
distinguished positions include Arturo Rodriguez, MSW, President of
the United Farmworkers Organization, and Caitlyn Ryan, LCSW, Director
of the Family Acceptance Project; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That March
2016 is proclaimed Social Work Month in the State of California, and
the Assembly commends the California Chapter of the National
Association of Social Workers for its role in advancing professional
social work and promoting the well-being of the people of California,
and also encourages all Californians to take part in March "Social
Work: Forging Solutions Out of Challenges" events throughout
California; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
