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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 33
Author: Atkins (D), et al.
Amended: 6/1/15 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: Read and adopted, 6/1/15
SUBJECT: Women veterans
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution 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.
ANALYSIS: 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 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.
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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.
This resolution 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.
Prior Legislation
ACR 126 (Atkins, Resolution Chapter 94, Statutes of 2014)
proclaimed June 12, 2014, as Women Veterans' Day and urge all
citizens to join in celebrating the many contributions of women
to our military forces.
ACR 158 (Yamada, 2010) would have proclaimed the month of May to
be Women Veterans Recognition Month. This resolution died in
the Senate Rules Committee.
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FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified6/15/15)
American Legion, Department of California
AMVETS, Department of California
California Association of County Veterans Service Officers
California State Commanders Veterans Council
Commission to Recruit Women to the Fire Service
Military Officers Association of America, California Council
0/Chapters
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department o/California
Vietnam Veterans 0/America, California State Council
OPPOSITION: (Verified6/8/15)
None received
Prepared by: Jonas Austin / SFA / (916) 651-1520
6/15/15 13:00:13
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