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          Date of Hearing:  March 2, 2015


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                                    Gordon, Chair


          ACR  
                     2 (Nazarian) - As Amended  February 24, 2015


          SUBJECT:  Persian New Year.


          SUMMARY:  Recognizes the Persian New Year celebration beginning  
          on March 21, 2015.  Specifically, this resolution makes the  
          following legislative findings: 


          1)Nowrkz, meaning the "New Day," marks the first day of spring  
            and the beginning of the year in the Persian calendar; and, is  
            celebrated on the day of the astronomical Northward equinox,  
            which usually occurs on March 20 or the following day  
            depending on where it is observed.

          2)The Persian New Year is celebrated and observed principally in  
            Iran and has spread to other parts of the world, including  
            parts of Central Asia, the Caucasus, Northwestern China, the  
            Crimea, and some groups in the Balkans; and, the Canadian  
            Parliament, by unanimous consent, passed a bill on March 30,  
            2009, to add Nowrkz to the national calendar of Canada. 

          3)The 2010 United States Census has stated that the Iranian  
            population in California has grown to over 200,000 residents  
            with some in the Iranian community believing the number may be  
            four times that amount.  The largest community of Iranian  
            decent in the United States resides in the Los Angeles and  
            Beverly Hills area of California.

          4)For the people celebrating Nowrkz, it is a time to appreciate  








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            their rich heritage and to move forward with hope for a  
            prosperous new year ahead filled with health, wealth, love,  
            joy, and success.
          


          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:


          Support




          None on file


          Opposition


          None on file


          Analysis Prepared  
          by:              Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800