BILL NUMBER: SCR 59	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Correa
   (Coauthors: Senators Alquist, Anderson, Berryhill, Blakeslee,
Calderon, Cannella, Corbett, De León, Dutton, Emmerson, Evans,
Fuller, Gaines, Hancock, Harman, Hernández, Huff, Kehoe, La Malfa,
Leno, Lieu, Liu, Negrete McLeod, Padilla, Price, Rubio, Runner,
Simitian, Strickland, Vargas, Walters, Wolk, Wright, Wyland, and Yee)

   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Ammiano, Block,
Cedillo, Conway, Eng, Fong, Beth Gaines, Galgiani, Gatto, Gordon,
Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Huffman, Knight, Bonnie Lowenthal, Nestande,
Norby, Pan, Portantino, Solorio, and Wagner)

                        AUGUST 31, 2011

   Relative to September 11, 2001 tenth anniversary.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 59, as introduced, Correa. September 11, 2001 tenth
anniversary.
   This measure would recognize the 10th anniversary of the September
11, 2001 attacks as a day of solemn commemoration.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, On the morning of September 11, 2001, American Airlines
flight 11 and United Airlines flight 175 were hijacked and crashed
into the North Tower and South Tower, respectively, of the World
Trade Center in New York City, New York; and
   WHEREAS, On that same morning, American Airlines Flight 77 was
hijacked and crashed into the west wall of the Pentagon; and
   WHEREAS, At approximately 10:00 a.m. that morning, the passengers
and crew of hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 heroically retook
control of their airplane, giving their lives to save countless
others; and
   WHEREAS, All four of the hijacked aircraft were bound for
California; and
   WHEREAS, Heroic public safety personnel, first responders, and
volunteers responded immediately to the devastation; and
   WHEREAS, Nearly 3,000 innocent civilians were killed in the tragic
attacks of September 11, 2001; and
   WHEREAS, Over 400 public safety personnel gave their lives in
response to those emergencies; and
   WHEREAS, Nearly 80 of those killed were native Californians or
California residents; and
   WHEREAS, 10 years after the attacks, Californians, Americans and
people around the world continue to mourn the tremendous loss of
innocent life on that historic day; and
   WHEREAS, After a decade, the thoughts and prayers of Californians
remain with the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks and their
families, friends, and loved-ones; and
   WHEREAS, Assembly Concurrent Resolution 127, authored by Assembly
Member Jenny Oropeza in 2002, recognized September 11 of each year as
a Day of Remembrance and Service, and called upon Californians to
participate in appropriate observances to remember those who lost
their lives in the September 11, 2001 attacks; and
   WHEREAS, In July 2011, the United States Senate passed Senate
Resolution 237 that called upon all the people of the United States
to cease all work and observe a moment of remembrance beginning at
1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on September 11, 2011, in honor of
the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks committed against the
United States on September 11, 2001; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California
recognizes September 11, 2011, as a day of solemn commemoration,
offers its deepest and most sincere condolences for the friends,
families and loved-ones of the innocent victims of the September 11,
2001 attacks, and is grateful for the heroic action taken by those
who risked and gave their life to save the lives of others; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the State of California reaffirms its commitment to
the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks, and their loved-ones;
and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.