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          Date of Hearing:   January 18, 2011

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                   ACR 5 (Davis) - As Introduced:  January 12, 2011
           
          SUBJECT  :   Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

           SUMMARY  :  Designates Monday, January 17, 2011, be observed as 
          the official memorial of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 
          birth; commemorates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the work of Dr. 
          Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil Rights Movement in 
          changing public policy in California and in the United States of 
          America; and encourages and recognizes the value of community 
          service and volunteerism.  Specifically,  this resolution makes 
          the following legislative findings:

          1)Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement 
            helped change public policy from legal and socially acceptable 
            discrimination and segregation to an open and accessible 
            policy of racial integration leading to equal participation 
            and access to education, employment, transportation, 
            elections, and other aspects of public policy relating to 
            human rights; and these public policy changes influenced many 
            changes in California public policy.

          2)Monday, January 17, 2011, marks the 25th National Celebration 
            of the National Holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and 
            his fight for civil and human rights.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  None
           
          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file.

           Opposition 
           
          None on file.

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









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