BILL ANALYSIS ACR 39 Page 1 ASSEMBLY THIRD READING ACR 39 (Caballero) As Amended March 25, 2009 Majority vote RULES 8-0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Ayes:|Lieu, Blakeslee, Adams, | | | | |Ammiano, Hall, Silva, | | | | |Swanson, Yamada | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY : Designates April 30, 2009, as "El Dia de los Ninos: Children's Day" and requests that the State of California observes the day with appropriate ceremonies and includes activities that focus on persuading children to express their aspirations and dreams in life, including all members of the family to promote greater communications, and helping children develop confidence to become great leaders and members of society. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings: 1)The Latino community in California continues the Mexican tradition of honoring their children on April 30 and wishes to share this tradition with the rest of the state. 2)Children represent the hopes and dreams of the citizens of California and should be nurtured and invested in, in order to preserve and enhance democracy, the American spirit, and economic prosperity. 3)Various countries, including the United States, have designated a "Children's Day" which was first celebrated worldwide in October 1953, under the sponsorship of the International Union for Child Welfare in Geneva, Switzerland. FISCAL EFFECT : None Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN: 0000399