BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
ACR 2 (Mitchell)
As Introduced January 9, 2013
Majority vote
RULES 12-0
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|Ayes:|Skinner, Wilk, Bigelow, |
| |Brown, Chau, Donnelly, V. |
| |Manuel Pérez, Quirk, |
| |Weber, Hagman, Cooley, |
| |Waldron |
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SUMMARY : Designates Monday, January 21, 2013, be observed as
the official memorial of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s
birth; commemorates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the work of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil Rights Movement in
changing public policy in California and in the United States of
America; and, also recognizes the anniversaries of the
Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington.
Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement
helped change public policy from legal and socially acceptable
discrimination and segregation to an open and accessible
policy of racial integration leading to equal participation
and access to education, employment, transportation,
elections, and other aspects of public policy relating to
human rights; and, these public policy changes influenced many
changes in California public policy.
2)Monday, January 21, 2013, marks the 27th National Celebration
of the National Holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and
his fight for civil and human rights.
3)The year 2013, also commemorates the 150th anniversary of the
Emancipation Proclamation, a wartime measure issued by
President Abraham Lincoln, freeing relatively few slaves, but
fueling the fire of the enslaved to strike for their freedom.
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FISCAL EFFECT : None
Analysis Prepared by : Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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