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Filed with
Secretary of State
September 24, 2001.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 104, Strom-Martin.
California Retired Teachers Week.
This measure would declare October 14 to October 20, 2001, as California Retired Teachers Week.
Digest Key
Bill Text
WHEREAS, The California Retired Teachers Association was formed by Laura E. Settle 71 years ago during the depths of the Great Depression with the goal of relieving the economic hardships suffered by retired teachers, and has since become a leading advocate for providing teachers, with sufficient retirement income; and
WHEREAS, California Retired Teachers Association also provides continuing support to active and future teachers, including scholarships exceeding $350,000 a year; and
WHEREAS, All of California’s retired teachers share a commitment to improve their communities through volunteer activities; and
WHEREAS, Retired teachers continue to give freely of their own time to support a wide range of charitable and community activities, including volunteer tutoring, participation in Gateway reading and HeadStart programs, service as hospital and hospice aides, providing transportation for the blind, collecting food and clothing for the needy, caring for the children of teenage parents so that the teens may complete their schooling, and a host of other activities; and
WHEREAS, The annual dollar value of this volunteer time donated by retired teachers exceeded $24 million during the most recent reporting period for 2001; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That in recognition of the vital role retired teachers fulfill in every community in California, and to honor their ongoing commitment to all teachers, we therefore declare the week of October 14 to October 20, 2001 be proclaimed California Retired Teachers Week; be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the Governor.