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          Date of Hearing:   June 22, 2009

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                 Ted W. Lieu, Chair
                   ACR 81 (Torrico) - As Introduced:  June 15, 2009
           
          SUBJECT  :   Yellow Ribbon Week.

           SUMMARY  :   Proclaims the week of June 29 through July 5, 2009,  
          Yellow Ribbon Week, in support of military families and their  
          loved ones who are defending our country and fighting for the  
          preservation of freedom for all; and provides an opportunity for  
          Californians to extend sincerest appreciation for the sacrifices  
          military families and our troops are making and to commemorate  
          our troops and their families with ceremonial activities.    
          Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following legislative  
          findings:

          1)The Yellow Ribbon America Campaign was founded in February  
            2003, as a nonpartisan, grassroots effort to unite all  
            Americans in directly helping our nation's military members  
            and their families during wartime; and local businesses,  
            residents, churches, and community groups focus their  
            resources on helping military members and their families in  
            their communities.

          2)Yellow Ribbon America is a proud National Community Outreach  
            Partner for the federal Defense Department's "America Supports  
            You" and Military Severely Injured Center's "Heroes to  
            Hometowns" programs.

          3)Californians are proud of our troops and their families and  
            appreciate the great sacrifice they are making to assure  
            freedom for all; and ceremonial activities have been planned  
            to commemorate Yellow Ribbon Week in support of military  
            families.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          Yellow Ribbon America









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           Opposition 
           
          None on file.

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