BILL NUMBER: SB 1688	CHAPTERED  07/01/04

	CHAPTER  86
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 1, 2004
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JUNE 30, 2004
	PASSED THE SENATE  JUNE 24, 2004
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JUNE 21, 2004
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 7, 2004
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 4, 2004
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 15, 2004

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Ashburn
   (Principal coauthor:  Assembly Member Maze)
   (Coauthors:  Senators Battin, Denham, Ducheny, Kuehl, Morrow, and
Oller)
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Bates, Benoit, Bermudez, Chavez,
Cogdill, Cox, Daucher, Dutton, Garcia, Harman, Shirley Horton,
Houston, La Malfa, Maddox, Mountjoy, Nakanishi, Pacheco, Samuelian,
Spitzer, Strickland, and Wyland)

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2004

   An act to add Chapter 8.7 (commencing with Section 1365) to
Division 6 of the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1688, Ashburn.  Veterans Appreciation Week.
   Existing law authorizes the construction of memorials, buildings,
and cemeteries for veterans, as specified.
   This bill would annually designate the 2nd full week in November
as Veterans Appreciation Week, in recognition of veterans of the
United States Armed Forces.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Chapter 8.7 (commencing with Section 1365) is added to
Division 6 of the Military and Veterans Code, to read:

      CHAPTER 8.7.  VETERANS APPRECIATION WEEK

   1365.  In recognition of the efforts and sacrifices of veterans of
the United States Armed Forces, the second full week in November is
hereby annually designated as Veterans Appreciation Week.