This measure would celebrate Monday, March 21, 2022, as the beginning of the Persian New Year and extend best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous Nowrūz to all Californians.
This measure would resolve that the Legislature is proud to join the Girl Scouts of the USA in recognizing their 110th Anniversary.
This measure would proclaim March 7, 2022, to March 11, 2022, inclusive, as School Breakfast Week and would recognize the importance of school nutrition programs and school nutrition staff in addressing the needs of the state's pupils.
This measure would proclaim the week of March 6, 2022, to March 12, 2022, inclusive, as Women in Construction Week.
This measure would proclaim March 2022 as Visual and Performing Arts Education Month and urge all residents to become interested in and give full support to quality visual and performing arts education programs for children and youth.
The State Air Resources Board administers various regulatory programs designed to reduce emissions from different vessels. Through its Commercial Harbor Craft Regulation, the state board seeks to reduce diesel particulate matter, oxides of sulfur, and oxides of nitrogen from diesel propulsion and auxiliary engines from harbor craft, as defined, that operate in specified waters. This bill would require, on or before January 1, 2024, the state board, to the extent feasible, to identify all sources of state funding available, and potentially available, to provide commercial rebates and other financial incentives to an owner or operator of a small passenger vessel to replace or upgrade the vessel, or a component of the vessel, to comply with the state board's 2022 amendments to the Commercial Harbor Craft Regulation. The bill would require the state board, on or before July 1, 2024, for an existing source of state funding, to develop guidance for an owner or operator of a small passenger vessel to apply for that funding, and for a potential source of state funding, to develop and implement a program to make those funds available and provide guidance for an owner or operator of a small passenger vessel to apply for that funding. The bill would define "small passenger vessel" as a vessel that is registered with the Department of Fish and Wildlife as a vessel in connection with fishing operations for profit in the state pursuant to a specified law.
This measure would recognize February 2022 as Black History Month, urge all citizens to join in celebrating the accomplishments of African Americans during Black History Month, and encourage the people of California to recognize the many talents of African Americans and the achievements and contributions they make to their communities to create equity and equality for education, economics, and social justice. The measure would also recognize the significance in protecting citizens' right to vote and remedying racial discrimination in voting.
This measure would proclaim February 24, 2022, as Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.
This measure would recognize the week of February 20, 2022, to February 26, 2022, as Engineers Week.
