BILL NUMBER: SCR 97CHAPTERED BILL TEXT RESOLUTION CHAPTER 107 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE AUGUST 11, 2014 ADOPTED IN SENATE APRIL 1, 2014 ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 7, 2014 INTRODUCED BY Senator Anderson MARCH 10, 2014 Relative to California Heroes Month. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SCR 97, Anderson. California Heroes Month. This measure would recognize September 2014 and each following September as California Heroes Month. WHEREAS, Heroes hold concern for other people in need -- a concern to defend a moral cause, knowing there is a personal risk and acting without expectation of reward; and WHEREAS, The purpose of a Heroes Month, wherever in the nation it is established, is to honor, recognize, and pay homage to those acts of kindness and selfless courage by individuals, groups, organizations, institutions, small businesses, or corporations; and WHEREAS, A California Heroes Month affords an excellent opportunity for our state to protect, uphold, and expand our country' s values by simply appreciating and empowering the spirit of heroism; and WHEREAS, A California Heroes Month is a magnificent opportunity for the residents of California to educate the public on the importance of selflessly giving and recognizing those local conventional, nonconventional, and unsung heroes within each community; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby recognizes the month of September 2014, and each following September, as California Heroes Month, thereby honoring the valuable contributions of those Californians who uphold the character of heroism; and be it further Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.