BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    



                                                                           
           ACR 31
                                                                  Page  1

          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          ACR 31 (Ruskin and Block)
          As Amended August 12, 2010
          Majority vote
           
           ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
          |ASSEMBLY:  |     |(April 19,      |SENATE: |36-0 |(August 24,    |
          |           |     |2010)           |        |     |2010)          |
           ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
                    (adopted by unanimous vote)

          Original Committee Reference:   RLS.

          SUMMARY  :  Proclaims April 12 through April 18, 2010, as  
          California Holocaust Memorial Week and urges Californians to  
          observe these days of remembrance for the victims of the  
          Holocaust in an appropriate manner.

           The Senate amendments  add co-authors.

           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , the resolution made the following  
          legislative findings:  

          1)More than 60 years have passed since the tragic events we now  
            call the Holocaust transpired, in which six million Jews and  
            five million others were murdered as part of a carefully  
            orchestrated, state-sponsored program of cultural, social, and  
            political annihilation under Nazi tyranny.

          2)We must recognize the heroism of those who provided assistance  
            to the victims of the Nazi regime and teach our children and  
            future generations that acts of heroism during the Holocaust  
            serve as a powerful example of how our nation and its citizens  
            can, and must, respond to acts of hatred and inhumanity.

          3)The United States Holocaust Memorial Council has designated  
            April 11 through April 18, 2010, as the Days of Remembrance of  
            the Victims of the Holocaust; and we, the people of  
            California, should actively rededicate ourselves to the  
            principles of human rights, individual freedom, and equal  
            protection under the laws of a just and democratic society.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  None









                                                                           
           ACR 31
                                                                  Page  2

           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 


          FN:  0006736