Senate Concurrent Resolution
No. 139
CHAPTER 118
Relative to California Museums Month.
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Filed with
Secretary of State
June 20, 2024.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SCR 139, Cortese.
California Museums Month.
This measure would declare May 2024 to be California Museums Month.
Digest Key
Fiscal Committee:
NO WHEREAS, California museums include art museums, zoos, aquaria, historical societies, science centers, botanical gardens, children’s museums, and cultural centers; and
WHEREAS, California is home to over 1,500 museums located in communities of all sizes and in every county throughout the state; and
WHEREAS, California museums serve over 22,000,000 visitors annually and more Americans visit museums than the attendance of all major league sporting events and theme parks combined; and
WHEREAS, Americans believe that museums are educational assets for their communities, the most trustworthy source of objective information, and significant in creating a strong connection to the past; and
WHEREAS, California museums help the state meet its obligations in education by serving over 2,000,000 schoolchildren per year; and
WHEREAS, Studies have shown that visits to museums have a positive impact on the academic and social development of children and the well-being of adults; and
WHEREAS, California museums foster exploration to advance knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the humanities, sciences, arts, and natural world; and
WHEREAS, California museums provide a spark that inspires future generations of scientists, artists, politicians, historians, and entrepreneurs; and
WHEREAS, California museums have a $6.55 billion financial impact on the economy and support over 80,000 jobs; and
WHEREAS, Museums, residents, elected officials, civic leaders, and local governments are invited to recognize and celebrate the contributions of museums to California; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature, in recognition of the importance of museums as civic and educational institutions and their contributions to the well-being of this state, declares May 2024 as California Museums Month, and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.