BILL NUMBER: ACR 127	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  33
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  APRIL 22, 2002
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 15, 2002
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  APRIL 11, 2002
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 8, 2002
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 29, 2002
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 15, 2002

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Oropeza
   (Principal coauthors:  Assembly Members Cogdill and Cohn)
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Alquist, Aroner, Bates, Briggs,
Calderon, Bill Campbell, John Campbell, Cox, Diaz, Dickerson,
Firebaugh, Leach, Longville, Matthews, Mountjoy, Robert Pacheco,
Papan, Pescetti, Reyes, Strom-Martin, Thomson, Wesson, Wyman,
Aanestad, Ashburn, Bogh, Canciamilla, Cardenas, Cardoza, Cedillo,
Chan, Chavez, Chu, Corbett, Correa, Daucher, Dutra, Florez, Frommer,
Goldberg, Harman, Havice, Hertzberg, Hollingsworth, Horton, Jackson,
Keeley, Kehoe, Kelley, Koretz, La Suer, Leonard, Leslie, Liu,
Lowenthal, Maddox, Maldonado, Migden, Nakano, Nation, Negrete McLeod,
Rod Pacheco, Pavley, Richman, Runner, Salinas, Shelley, Simitian,
Steinberg, Strickland, Vargas, Washington, Wayne, Wiggins, Wyland,
and Zettel)
   (Coauthors:  Senators Alarcon, Chesbro, Costa, Dunn, Karnette,
Kuehl, Margett, McClintock, Polanco, Romero, Scott, and Vincent)

                        JANUARY 8, 2002

   Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 127--Relative to September 11,
2001.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 127, Oropeza.  September 11, 2001.
   This measure would recognize September 11 of each year as a Day of
Remembrance and Service and would call upon Californians to
participate in appropriate observances to remember those who lost
their lives in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.




   WHEREAS, On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four separate
flights all bound for California, and carrying 266 people; and
   WHEREAS, All four flights crashed with no survivors; and
   WHEREAS, These acts of terrorism caused the destruction of the two
prominent World Trade Center towers, nearby buildings, a portion of
the Pentagon building, and four airline jets, and the loss of
innocent American lives and countless injuries to many others; and
   WHEREAS, More than 3,000 people died in the September 11 attacks
in New York, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania, including people from
more than 60 countries; and
   WHEREAS, The scale of destruction and loss of life is unimaginable
and horrific, and all Californians join with the American public in
pouring out their hearts in grief and sympathy for the family and
friends of those who have perished or suffered injuries in the
profound tragedy; and
   WHEREAS, The Legislature salutes and remembers the hundreds of
heroic men and women of the police and fire departments, the
paramedics, and medical personnel at the disaster sites, who put
their personal safety at risk and lost their lives or were seriously
injured in their courageous efforts to protect and serve their fellow
citizens; and
   WHEREAS, The Legislature recognizes the support and acts of
service performed by Californians, including sending letters, signing
banners, donating blood, contributing money, offering food,
providing supplies, and grieving as a diverse, yet united nation; and

   WHEREAS, It is fitting at this point in history for all Americans
to remind themselves that the United States is a nation of healing,
hope, and resilience; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California
recognizes September 11 of each year as a Day of Remembrance and
Service, and calls upon all Californians to participate in
appropriate observances to remember those who lost their lives in the
terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as a symbol of our love for
them, their families, and our own communities, cities, and nation;
and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature encourages freedom-loving
Californians to honor the memory of those who died by observing
September 11 with an act of service for fellow Californians, whether
that act is donating blood, visiting a nursing or veterans' home,
volunteering at a children's hospital, mentoring neighborhood
students, donating clothes to a homeless shelter, or some other act
of giving; and be it further
   Resolved, That California, firm in purpose and direct in its
response, will thereby help our neighbors in time of need, work
together for peace, and safeguard our legacy of freedom; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.