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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 15
Author: Levine (D), Bloom (D), Linder (R), Medina (D),
Nazarian (D), and Thurmond (D), et al.
Amended: 9/2/15 in Senate
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: Read and adopted, 4/13/15
SUBJECT: California Holocaust Memorial Week
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution proclaims April 12 through April 19,
2015, as California Holocaust Memorial Week and would urge
Californians to observe these days of remembrance for the
victims of the Holocaust in an appropriate manner.
Senate Floor Amendments of 9/2/15 make a technical change and
add co-authors.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)More than 65 years have passed since the tragic events we now
call the holocaust transpired, in which six million Jews and
five million others were murdered as part of a carefully
orchestrated, state-sponsored program of cultural, social, and
political annihilation under Nazi tyranny.
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2)We must recognize the heroism of those who provided assistance
to the victims of the Nazi regime and teach our children and
future generations that acts of heroism during the Holocaust
serve as a powerful example of how our nation and its citizens
can, and must, respond to acts of hatred and inhumanity.
3)The United States Holocaust Memorial Council has designated
April 12 through April 19, 2015, as the Days of Remembrance of
the Victims of the Holocaust; and we, the people of
California, should actively rededicate ourselves to the
principles of human rights, individual freedom, and equal
protection under the laws of a just and democratic society.
This resolution proclaims April 12 through April 19, 2015, as
"California Holocaust Memorial Week," and urges Californians to
observe these days of remembrance for victims of the Holocaust
in an appropriate manner.
Prior Legislation
ACR 120 (Levine, Resolution Chapter 34, Statutes of 2014)
proclaimed April 27 through May 4, 2014, as California Holocaust
Memorial Week.
ACR 33 (John Perez, Resolution Chapter 18, Statutes of 2013)
proclaimed April 7 through April 14, 2013, as California
Holocaust Memorial Week.
ACR 141 (Butler, 2012) would have proclaimed April 15 through
April 22, 2012, as California Holocaust Memorial Week. The
resolution died in the Senate Rules Committee.
ACR 4 (Block, Resolution Chapter 16, Statutes of 2011)
proclaimed May 1 through May 8, 2011, as California Holocaust
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Memorial Week.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified9/2/15)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified9/2/15)
None received
Prepared by:Jonas Austin / SFA / (916) 651-1520
9/3/15 16:03:42
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