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ACR-118 Public broadcasting.(2003-2004)

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Amended  IN  Assembly  January 05, 2004
Amended  IN  Assembly  March 30, 2004
Amended  IN  Assembly  May 06, 2004
Corrected  May 07, 2004

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2003–2004 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Concurrent Resolution
No. 118

Introduced  by  Assembly Member Wiggins
 (Coauthor(s): Assembly Member Bates, Berg, Bermudez, Chan, Chavez, Cox, Diaz, Dymally, Frommer, Jackson, Koretz, Laird, Lieber, Mullin, Nation, Nunez, Salinas, Steinberg, Wolk, Calderon, Chu, Cohn, Correa, Daucher, Dutra, Firebaugh, Garcia, Goldberg, Hancock, Jerome Horton, Keene, Kehoe, Leno, Levine, Longville, Lowenthal, Maldonado, Matthews, Montanez, Nakano, Negrete McLeod, Parra, Pavley, Plescia, Reyes, Ridley-Thomas, Simitian, Spitzer, Vargas, Wesson, Yee)

June 30, 2003

Relative to public broadcasting.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


ACR 118, as amended, Wiggins. Public broadcasting.
This measure would recognize the considerable contribution that the public broadcasting stations of this state make in educating and informing the citizens of our state and would urge all state agencies to consider and explore partnerships with these stations that might assist in effectively and efficiently carrying out the responsibilities and mandates of those state agencies without increasing existing state expenditures.
Fiscal Committee: YES  
WHEREAS, Public broadcasting provides great benefits to the citizens and governmental agencies of the state, because it does all of the following:
(a) Assists in informing and educating citizens concerning public issues and thereby helps them participate in the democratic process.
(b) Provides time for extended debate of political issues and for political candidates to explain their positions to the voters.
(c) Provides educational basic skills programming that prepares young people for school and assists schools in their primary mission.
(d) Provides high school equivalency education and advanced skills education to the citizens of this state, delivered directly to their homes, thus providing additional opportunities for workers and assistance to industry in maintaining a highly skilled workforce.
(e) Respects the cultural diversity of this state by producing and distributing programs and educational materials that reflect many points of view.
(f) Assists in the economic development of this state by providing basic training, adult education, and literacy training for adult workers.
(g) Provides cost-effective educational resources to colleges and universities and assists in management of explosive college enrollment patterns.
(h) Provides agricultural information that benefits one of California’s most important industries.
(i) Provides mechanisms for statewide delivery of emergency information and dissemination of instructions for maintenance of public safety.
(j) Brings general educational and cultural programming, enriches the quality of life, and makes lifelong learning opportunities available to all Californians; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California recognizes the considerable contribution that the public broadcasting stations of this state make in educating and informing the citizens of our state; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature urges all state agencies to consider and explore partnerships with these stations that might assist in effectively and efficiently carrying out the responsibilities and mandates of those state agencies without increasing existing state expenditures; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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