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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 17
          Author:   Wieckowski (D), et al.
          Amended:  8/5/13 in Assembly
          Vote:     21


           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  Read and adopted, 8/5/13


           SUBJECT  :    India's Independence Day

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution proclaims August 15, 2013, as India's  
          Independence Day, and urges all Californians to join in  
          celebrating India's independence.

           ANALYSIS  :    This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:

          1.One of the most important national holidays in India, India's  
            Independence Day, is celebrated on August 15 of each year to  
            commemorate its independence; and it is celebrated today by a  
            billion people living in India, and many people living in  
            other parts of the world, including California, which is home  
            to the largest population of Asian Indians in the United  
            States.

          2.On August 15, 1947, India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal  
            Nehru, gave his famous Tryst with Destiny speech proclaiming  
            India's Independence which was celebrated by 400 million  
            Indians; and today, India's Independence Day is celebrated by  
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            a billion people living in India and many people living in  
            other parts of the world. 

          This resolution proclaims August 15, 2013, as India's  
          Independence Day, and urges all Californians to join in  
          celebrating India's independence.

           Prior legislation .  ACR 115 (Wieckowski, Resolution Chapter 111,  
          Statutes of 2012).

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No


          MW:ej  8/14/13   Senate Floor Analyses 

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