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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 20
          Author:   Logue (R) and Perea (D), et al.
          Amended:  4/15/13 in Assembly
          Vote:     21


           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  Read and adopted:  4/15/13


           SUBJECT  :    Postsecondary education:  instruction in world  
          religions:  Sikhism

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution recognizes the need for the inclusion  
          of Sikhism in world religions, Eastern religions, Asian, and  
          South Asian courses at all postsecondary educational  
          institutions.

           ANALYSIS  :    This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:

          1.Makes numerous declarations, including the following:

             A.   Guru Nanak (1469-1539) is the founder of Sikhism.

             B.   Sikhs live in most countries and have Gurdwaras (place  
               of worship) in 65 countries, including nine in the greater  
               Sacramento region alone.

             C.   Approximately 750,000 Sikhs live in the United States;  
               one-third of the Sikh population approximately 250,000 live  
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               in California.

             D.   Sikhs have suffered from a disproportionately high  
               number of hate crimes post September 11, 2001 attacks.

          1.The Sikh faith is the fifth largest world religion after  
            Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, and is the third  
            largest monotheism, after Christianity and Islam, yet Sikhism  
            is not included in world religions courses at most  
            postsecondary educational institutions.

          This resolution recognizes the need for the inclusion of Sikhism  
          in world religions, Eastern religions, Asian, and South Asian  
          courses at all postsecondary educational institutions.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No



          PQ:ej  4/23/13   Senate Floor Analyses 

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