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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 19
          Author:   Low (D), et al.
          Amended:  2/23/15 in Assembly
          Vote:     21  

          ASSEMBLY FLOOR:  Read and adopted, 2/23/15

           SUBJECT:   Lunar New Year Celebration


          SOURCE:    Author


          DIGEST:  This resolution recognizes the Lunar New Year  
          Celebration beginning on February 19, 2015.


          ANALYSIS:  This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings: 

          1.February 19, 2015, will mark the beginning of the Lunar New  
            Year, which is celebrated in many Asian communities around the  
            world, including the United States, and especially California.



          2.The Lunar New Year is predominately celebrated by 1.7 million  
            Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese residents of California.

          3.The celebration of the Lunar New Year in communities  
            throughout California reflects the rich cultural diversity and  
            commitment to racial, religious, and cultural tolerance. 

          4.The 2015 Lunar New Year is the Year of the Sheep and is a time  
            to renew family ties and start the new year with a clean  








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            slate.

          This resolution recognizes February 19, 2015, as the beginning  
          of the Lunar New Year and extends best wishes for a peaceful and  
          prosperous lunar new year to all Californians.

          
          Related Legislation

          SCR 10 (Huff, 2015) recognizes February 19, 2015, as the  
          beginning of the Lunar New Year.

          ACR 89 (Ammiano, Resolution Chapter 38, Statutes of 2012)  
          recognized January 23, 2012, as the beginning of the Lunar New  
          Year.

          ACR 11 (Pan, Resolution Chapter 3, Statutes of 2011) recognized  
          February 3, 2011, as the beginning of the Lunar New Year 4709.



          FISCAL EFFECT:   Appropriation:    No          Fiscal  
          Com.:NoLocal:    No


          


          Prepared by:Jonas Austin / SFA / (916) 651-1520
          3/4/15 15:44:32


                          SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED


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