AB 1973, as amended, Roger Hernández. State holidays: Native American Day.
Existing law recognizes various state holidays. Existing law requires the Governor to proclaim annually the 4th Friday in September to be Native American Day.
This bill would recognize the 4th Friday in September as a state holiday to be known as Native American Day.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
The Legislature finds and declares the following:
P2 1(a) As the original peoples of our nation and state, Native
2Americans have provided extensive historical contributions to the
3State of California. For more than 12,000 years, Native Americans
4have inhabited, preserved, and cultivated this land that ultimately
5became the Golden State. To this day, several iconic regions in
6California, from Lake Tahoe to Malibu, are named after native
7origin.
8(b) The resiliency of Native American peoples is a profound
9statement of their strength.
Native Americans have remained a
10constant presence, with California being home to the largest
11population of Native Americans in the country’s 50 states. In honor
12of the contributions and endurance of Native Americans, the
13Legislature declares the fourth Friday of September to be the state
14holiday of Native American Day.
Section 6700 of the Government Code is amended to
16read:
begin insert(a)end insertbegin insert end insert The holidays in this state are:
14 18(a)
end delete19begin insert(1)end insert Every Sunday.
15 20(b)
end delete21begin insert(2)end insert January 1st.
16 22(c)
end delete
23begin insert(3)end insert The third Monday in January, known as “Dr. Martin Luther
24King, Jr. Day.”
18 25(d)
end delete26begin insert(4)end insert February 12th, known as “Lincoln Day.”
19 27(e)
end delete28begin insert(5)end insert The third Monday in February.
20 29(f)
end delete30begin insert(6)end insert March 31st known as “Cesar Chavez Day.”
21 31(g)
end delete32begin insert(7)end insert The last Monday in May.
22 33(h)
end delete34begin insert(8)end insert July 4th.
23 35(i)
end delete36begin insert(9)end insert The first Monday in September.
24 37(j)
end delete38begin insert(10)end insert September 9th, known as “Admission Day.”
25 39(k)
end delete
P3 1begin insert(11)end insert The fourth Friday in September, known as “Native
2American Day.”
27 3(l)
end delete
4begin insert(12)end insert The second Monday in October, known as “Columbus
5Day.”
28 6(m)
end delete7begin insert(13)end insert November 11th, known as “Veterans Day.”
29 8(n)
end delete9begin insert(14)end insert December 25th.
30 10(o)
end delete11begin insert(15)end insert Good Friday from 12 noon until 3 p.m.
31 12(p)
end delete
13begin insert(16)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insert(A)end insert Every day appointed by the President or Governor for
14a public fast, thanksgiving, or holiday.
15Except
end delete
16begin insert(B)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertExceptend insert for the Thursday in November appointed as
17Thanksgiving Day, thisbegin delete subdivision and subdivisions (c) and (f)end delete
18begin insert paragraph and paragraphs (3) and (6)end insert shall not apply to a city,
19county, or district unless made applicable by charter, or by
20ordinance or resolution of the governing body thereof.
21If
end delete
22begin insert(b)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insertIfend insert the provisions of this section are in conflict with the
23provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant
24to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 3560) of Division 4 of
25Title 1, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling
26without further legislative action, except that if those provisions
27of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of
28funds, the provisions shall not become effective unless approved
29by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
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