BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
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33 (Atkins)
As Amended May 19, 2015
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes |Ayes |Noes |
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|Rules |10-0 |Gordon, Chang, | |
| | |Burke, Campos, | |
| | |Cooley, Dodd, | |
| | |Jones, Mayes, | |
| | |Rodriguez, Wood | |
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SUMMARY: Proclaims June 12, 2015, as Women Veterans' Day and
urges all citizens to join in celebrating the many contributions
of women to our military forces. Specifically, this resolution
makes the following legislative findings:
1)Women have formally been a part of the United States Armed
Forces since the inception of the Army Nurse Corps in 1901, but
have informally served since the inception of our nation's
military.
2)In 1917, the Navy announced they would open enlistment to women
and about 12,000 female yeomen entered the Navy and filled a
variety of jobs including draftsmen, interpreters, couriers, and
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translators; and over 300 women enlisted in the Marine Corps
during World War I doing various administrative jobs and
eventually showed that they either had, or could quickly learn,
nontraditional skills needed by the military.
3)With the passage of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act
of 1948, women became a permanent part of the United States
military, but it wasn't until that act was amended in 1967 that
the restriction of 2% was lifted and women could also become
senior ranked officers in the military.
4)Even though women have been officially serving in the military
since the creation of the Army Nurse Corps in 1901; they have
not always been considered qualified for veteran status for the
purpose of receiving benefits from the Department of Veterans
Affairs; and, it wasn't until well after World War II that women
who served in the military began to officially be recognized as
veterans and were able to take advantage of programs,
opportunities, and benefits from the federal and state
government, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other
veteran service organizations.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
Analysis Prepared by:
Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN: 0000504
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