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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 27
          Author:   V. Manuel Pérez (D), et al.
          Amended:  4/1/13 in Assembly
          Vote:     21

           
           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  Read and adopted, 4/1/13


           SUBJECT  :    César Chávez

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST :    This resolution recognizes March 31, 2013, as the  
          anniversary of the birth of César Chávez, and calls upon all  
          Californians to participate in appropriate observances to  
          remember César Chávez as a symbol of hope and justice to all  
          persons.

           ANALYSIS  :    This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings: 

          1. On March 31, 1927, César Chávez was born in North Gila River  
             Valley in Arizona, on the small family farm his grandfather  
             homesteaded. 

          2. As a farmworker, César Chávez experienced firsthand the  
             injustice of working long hours with little pay.  Under those  
             conditions, Mr. Chávez began a long career in which he worked  
             to improve the working and living conditions for farmworkers  
             preaching nonviolence and fasting to call attention to the  
             immigrant workers' cause. 
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          3. In 2000, the Legislature enacted SB 984 (Polanco, Chapter  
             213, Statutes of 2000) to create an annual state holiday on  
             César Chávez birthday, March 31; and, as provided in the  
             bill, the State Board of Education adopted a model curriculum  
             on the life and work of César Chávez which includes topics on  
             pesticides, immigration, and agriculture's role in the  
             economy.  His motto in life, "Sí Se Puede!" or "Yes We Can!"  
             has served as an inspiration not only for Latinos, but for  
             working Americans of all walks of life.

          This resolution recognizes March 31, 2013, as the anniversary of  
          the birth of César Chávez, and calls upon all Californians to  
          participate in appropriate observances to remember César Chávez  
          as a symbol of hope and justice to all persons.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No



          AB:k  4/9/13   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  NONE RECEIVED

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