CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

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CHAPTER 141

Statutes of 2018

Introduced by Assembly Member Gallagher

(Coauthors: Assembly Members Acosta, Aguiar-Curry, Travis Allen, Arambula, Baker, Berman, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonta, Brough, Burke, Caballero, Calderon, Carrillo, Cervantes, Chau, Chávez, Chen, Chiu, Choi, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Cunningham, Dahle, Eggman, Flora, Fong, Frazier, Friedman, Gabriel, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Gloria, Gonzalez Fletcher, Gray, Harper, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Kamlager-Dove, Kiley, Lackey, Levine, Limón, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Obernolte, O’Donnell, Patterson, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Reyes, Rivas, Rodriguez, Rubio, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Voepel, Waldron, Weber, and Wood)

June 4, 2018

Relative to Father’s Day.

Fiscal committee: no

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

This measure would recognize June 17, 2018, as Father’s Day and would commend fathers and father figures present in their children’s lives.

WHEREAS, For the past 100 years, the United States has recognized the contributions of fathers through the celebration of Father’s Day on the third Sunday in June; and

WHEREAS, Fathers help provide the economic and emotional stability needed for children to succeed in life; and

WHEREAS, Involved fathers help provide financial and in-home support for their families, which leads to better economic outcomes for their children; and

WHEREAS, Children who have involved parents are less likely to become homeless, and have higher IQ scores at age three; and

WHEREAS, Studies have shown that children whose fathers are involved have a decreased likelihood of becoming obese at a young age; and

WHEREAS, Infants of involved fathers have positive cognitive and developmental outcomes, including improved weight gain and improved breastfeeding rates; and

WHEREAS, Involved fathers contribute to higher linguistic abilities and academic achievement in their children; and

WHEREAS, Fathers are a much needed source of social and emotional support, and reduce the risk of childhood depression in their children; and

WHEREAS, Fathers provide structure for adulthood, for productive statesmanship, and for the skills to contribute to the well-being of one’s neighbor and the global market; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes June 17, 2018, as Father’s Day, and commends fathers and father figures who are present in their children’s lives; and be it further

Resolved, That the Legislature honors men that selflessly take up their responsibilities for the full development and maturation of their children; and be it further

Resolved, That the Legislature recognizes Father’s Day as an important day to reflect on the positive contributions of involved fathers and to celebrate fathers in California; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.