California Assembly Bill AB2269 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2269INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Swanson FEBRUARY 24, 2012 An act to amend Section 51009 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2269, as introduced, Swanson. Pupil instruction: Labor History Month. Existing law deems the first week of April to be Labor History Week and encourages school districts to commemorate that week with appropriate educational exercises that make pupils aware of the role that the labor movement has played in shaping California and the United States. This bill would instead deem the month of April to be Labor History Month and encourage school districts to commemorate that month with appropriate educational exercises, as specified. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 51009 of the Education Code is amended to read: 51009. The  first week   month  of April is hereby deemed to be Labor History  Week   Month  throughout the public schools, and school districts are encouraged to commemorate this  week   month  with appropriate educational exercises that make pupils aware of the role the labor movement has played in shaping California and the United States.