CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 108Introduced by Senator NewmanFebruary 26, 2018 Relative to California Conservation Corps Week. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 108, as introduced, Newman. California Conservation Corps Week.This measure would recognize the week of March 5, 2018, as California Conservation Corps Week, would commend the California Conservation Corps for its long history of developing young adults into citizens with character, credentials, and commitment, while protecting and enhancing Californias natural resources, and would extend sincere best wishes for the organizations continued success in the future.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, Modeled after the original federal Civilian Conservation Corps, which was created in 1933 by President Franklin Roosevelt to put men to work during the Great Depression, and through which most of Californias state parks were built, the California Conservation Corps was established by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in 1976 and today holds a place of pride as the oldest and largest conservation corps in the nation; andWHEREAS, The only state program with year-round residential centers, the California Conservation Corps has more than two dozen residential and nonresidential locations throughout the state, where young adults between the ages of 18 and 25, inclusive, are provided with the opportunity to participate in a year of paid service to the state, through which they work on environmental projects and respond to natural and man-made disasters, while gaining skills and experience to help them attain meaningful careers; andWHEREAS, Since its creation, the California Conservation Corps has both served and benefited more than 120,000 young people, who have provided 74.1 million hours of natural resource work throughout the state, tackling more than 900 projects annually; among their many accomplishments, corpsmembers have planted more than 24.6 million trees, provided 1.6 million hours of fish habitat improvement work, built or maintained more than 11,621 miles of backcountry trails in Californias national parks and forests, and dedicated more than 11 million hours of work to improving rural and urban parks and recreation areas; andWHEREAS, In addition, corpsmembers have provided 11.3 million hours of emergency response work, having responded to nearly every California natural disaster over the last four decades, including floods, fires, earthquakes, and more; andWHEREAS, Along with their natural resource work, corpsmembers are encouraged to advance their education while serving in the California Conservation Corps, and in the last three years alone, more than 4,000 corpsmembers have completed the necessary work to receive their high school diplomas; furthermore, the California Conservation Corps offers two different scholarships for corpsmembers to use upon the conclusion of their one year of service; andWHEREAS, In its commitment to teach and prepare young people to become strong environmental leaders, develop an ethic of service, and create strong, sustainable communities, the California Conservation Corps has provided California youth with unique opportunities to protect and restore the states environment; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes the week of March 5, 2018, as California Conservation Corps Week, commends the California Conservation Corps for its long history of developing young adults into citizens with character, credentials, and commitment, while protecting and enhancing Californias natural resources, and extends sincere best wishes for the organizations continued success in the future; and be it further Resolved, That the week of March 5, 2018, is recognized as California Conservation Corps Week in celebration of the California Conservation Corps laudable, two-fold mission to protect and enhance Californias natural resources and communities, while empowering and developing young adults through hard work and education, and it is appropriate at this time to highlight the organizations many achievements and extend to it special public commendations; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 108Introduced by Senator NewmanFebruary 26, 2018 Relative to California Conservation Corps Week. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 108, as introduced, Newman. California Conservation Corps Week.This measure would recognize the week of March 5, 2018, as California Conservation Corps Week, would commend the California Conservation Corps for its long history of developing young adults into citizens with character, credentials, and commitment, while protecting and enhancing Californias natural resources, and would extend sincere best wishes for the organizations continued success in the future.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 108
Introduced by Senator NewmanFebruary 26, 2018
Introduced by Senator Newman
February 26, 2018
Relative to California Conservation Corps Week.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SCR 108, as introduced, Newman. California Conservation Corps Week.
This measure would recognize the week of March 5, 2018, as California Conservation Corps Week, would commend the California Conservation Corps for its long history of developing young adults into citizens with character, credentials, and commitment, while protecting and enhancing Californias natural resources, and would extend sincere best wishes for the organizations continued success in the future.
This measure would recognize the week of March 5, 2018, as California Conservation Corps Week, would commend the California Conservation Corps for its long history of developing young adults into citizens with character, credentials, and commitment, while protecting and enhancing Californias natural resources, and would extend sincere best wishes for the organizations continued success in the future.
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WHEREAS, Modeled after the original federal Civilian Conservation Corps, which was created in 1933 by President Franklin Roosevelt to put men to work during the Great Depression, and through which most of Californias state parks were built, the California Conservation Corps was established by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in 1976 and today holds a place of pride as the oldest and largest conservation corps in the nation; and
WHEREAS, The only state program with year-round residential centers, the California Conservation Corps has more than two dozen residential and nonresidential locations throughout the state, where young adults between the ages of 18 and 25, inclusive, are provided with the opportunity to participate in a year of paid service to the state, through which they work on environmental projects and respond to natural and man-made disasters, while gaining skills and experience to help them attain meaningful careers; and
WHEREAS, Since its creation, the California Conservation Corps has both served and benefited more than 120,000 young people, who have provided 74.1 million hours of natural resource work throughout the state, tackling more than 900 projects annually; among their many accomplishments, corpsmembers have planted more than 24.6 million trees, provided 1.6 million hours of fish habitat improvement work, built or maintained more than 11,621 miles of backcountry trails in Californias national parks and forests, and dedicated more than 11 million hours of work to improving rural and urban parks and recreation areas; and
WHEREAS, In addition, corpsmembers have provided 11.3 million hours of emergency response work, having responded to nearly every California natural disaster over the last four decades, including floods, fires, earthquakes, and more; and
WHEREAS, Along with their natural resource work, corpsmembers are encouraged to advance their education while serving in the California Conservation Corps, and in the last three years alone, more than 4,000 corpsmembers have completed the necessary work to receive their high school diplomas; furthermore, the California Conservation Corps offers two different scholarships for corpsmembers to use upon the conclusion of their one year of service; and
WHEREAS, In its commitment to teach and prepare young people to become strong environmental leaders, develop an ethic of service, and create strong, sustainable communities, the California Conservation Corps has provided California youth with unique opportunities to protect and restore the states environment; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes the week of March 5, 2018, as California Conservation Corps Week, commends the California Conservation Corps for its long history of developing young adults into citizens with character, credentials, and commitment, while protecting and enhancing Californias natural resources, and extends sincere best wishes for the organizations continued success in the future; and be it further
Resolved, That the week of March 5, 2018, is recognized as California Conservation Corps Week in celebration of the California Conservation Corps laudable, two-fold mission to protect and enhance Californias natural resources and communities, while empowering and developing young adults through hard work and education, and it is appropriate at this time to highlight the organizations many achievements and extend to it special public commendations; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.