Amended IN Senate June 10, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 132Introduced by Senator Seyarto(Principal coauthors: Senators Archuleta, Dahle, Jones, Menjivar, Niello, Ochoa Bogh, Roth, Umberg, and Wilk)(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Alanis, Mathis, and Jim Patterson)(Coauthors: Senators Rubio and Grove)April 08, 2024Relative to Hire a Veteran Day.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 132, as amended, Seyarto. Hire a Veteran Day.This measure would proclaim recognize Thursday, July 25, 2024, as Hire a Veteran Day. Day in California.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, Roughly 200,000 service members retire or separate from the armed services every year, year and many find themselves unable to find employment leading employment, which leads to an increase in the homeless veteran population in the state; andWHEREAS, California is home to 1,800,000 veterans veterans, and the states homeless veteran population makes up about 31 percent of the entire nations homeless veteran population; andWHEREAS, As service members transition from military life to the civilian world world, many seek new careers to apply their skills in the civilian world; andWHEREAS, Veterans bring competitive skills to civilian jobs, along with core values like loyalty, duty, respect, selflessness, honor, integrity, and personal courage; andWHEREAS, Finding and competing for civilian positions can be challenging for a transitioning veteran; andWHEREAS, Veterans 35 to 54 64 years of age are constantly at higher levels of unemployment in California compared to the nonveteran population, and this is also true for veterans in the 55 to 64 age group; population; andWHEREAS, Competing for civilian jobs a civilian job can be daunting, but government support for National Hire a Veteran Day is what makes it unique from other holidays that focus on veterans; andWHEREAS, United States Marine Corps Veteran veteran and Hire Our Heroes founder Dan Caporale created National Hire a Veteran Day in 2017 as a call to action for hiring companies and also to encourage veteran job applicants; andWHEREAS, National Hire a Veteran Day aims to inspire employers to recruit and hire veterans by recognizing the unique skills and values former service members can bring to the workforce; andWHEREAS, Thursday, July 25th, July 25th is celebrated as National Hire a Veteran Day each year to honor veterans who have sacrificed for the United States; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes Thursday, July 25, 2024, as Hire a Veteran Day in California to honor of our nations heroes; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
Amended IN Senate June 10, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 132Introduced by Senator Seyarto(Principal coauthors: Senators Archuleta, Dahle, Jones, Menjivar, Niello, Ochoa Bogh, Roth, Umberg, and Wilk)(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Alanis, Mathis, and Jim Patterson)(Coauthors: Senators Rubio and Grove)April 08, 2024Relative to Hire a Veteran Day.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 132, as amended, Seyarto. Hire a Veteran Day.This measure would proclaim recognize Thursday, July 25, 2024, as Hire a Veteran Day. Day in California.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
Amended IN Senate June 10, 2024
Amended IN Senate June 10, 2024
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Concurrent Resolution
No. 132
Introduced by Senator Seyarto(Principal coauthors: Senators Archuleta, Dahle, Jones, Menjivar, Niello, Ochoa Bogh, Roth, Umberg, and Wilk)(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Alanis, Mathis, and Jim Patterson)(Coauthors: Senators Rubio and Grove)April 08, 2024
Introduced by Senator Seyarto(Principal coauthors: Senators Archuleta, Dahle, Jones, Menjivar, Niello, Ochoa Bogh, Roth, Umberg, and Wilk)(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Alanis, Mathis, and Jim Patterson)(Coauthors: Senators Rubio and Grove)
April 08, 2024
Relative to Hire a Veteran Day.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SCR 132, as amended, Seyarto. Hire a Veteran Day.
This measure would proclaim recognize Thursday, July 25, 2024, as Hire a Veteran Day. Day in California.
This measure would proclaim recognize Thursday, July 25, 2024, as Hire a Veteran Day. Day in California.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
WHEREAS, Roughly 200,000 service members retire or separate from the armed services every year, year and many find themselves unable to find employment leading employment, which leads to an increase in the homeless veteran population in the state; and
WHEREAS, California is home to 1,800,000 veterans veterans, and the states homeless veteran population makes up about 31 percent of the entire nations homeless veteran population; and
WHEREAS, As service members transition from military life to the civilian world world, many seek new careers to apply their skills in the civilian world; and
WHEREAS, Veterans bring competitive skills to civilian jobs, along with core values like loyalty, duty, respect, selflessness, honor, integrity, and personal courage; and
WHEREAS, Finding and competing for civilian positions can be challenging for a transitioning veteran; and
WHEREAS, Veterans 35 to 54 64 years of age are constantly at higher levels of unemployment in California compared to the nonveteran population, and this is also true for veterans in the 55 to 64 age group; population; and
WHEREAS, Competing for civilian jobs a civilian job can be daunting, but government support for National Hire a Veteran Day is what makes it unique from other holidays that focus on veterans; and
WHEREAS, United States Marine Corps Veteran veteran and Hire Our Heroes founder Dan Caporale created National Hire a Veteran Day in 2017 as a call to action for hiring companies and also to encourage veteran job applicants; and
WHEREAS, National Hire a Veteran Day aims to inspire employers to recruit and hire veterans by recognizing the unique skills and values former service members can bring to the workforce; and
WHEREAS, Thursday, July 25th, July 25th is celebrated as National Hire a Veteran Day each year to honor veterans who have sacrificed for the United States; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes Thursday, July 25, 2024, as Hire a Veteran Day in California to honor of our nations heroes; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.