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                                                                  ACR 17
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          Date of Hearing:   June 10, 2013

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
               ACR 17 (Wieckowski) - As Introduced:  February 12, 2013
           
          SUBJECT  :   India's Independence Day.

           SUMMARY  :   Proclaims August 15, 2013, as India's Independence  
          Day, and would urge all Californians to join in celebrating  
          India's independence.  Specifically,  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 California is home to the  
            largest population of Asian Indians in the United States.

          2)On August 15, 1947, at the stroke of midnight, the first Prime  
            Minister of India, 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 a billion people living in  
            India and many people living in other parts of the world.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file

           Opposition 
           
          None on file
           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800