BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
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5 (Jones-Sawyer)
As Introduced December 17, 2014
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes |Ayes |Noes |
|----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------|
|Rules |11-0 |Gordon, Chang, | |
| | |Burke, Campos, | |
| | |Cooley, Dodd, | |
| | |Jones, Mayes, | |
| | |Rodriguez, | |
| | |Waldron, Wood | |
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SUMMARY: Designates January 19, 2015, be observed as the
official memorial of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s
birth; commemorates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the work of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil Rights Movement in
changing public policy in California and in the United States of
America. Specifically, this resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1)Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement
helped change public policy from legal and socially acceptable
discrimination and segregation to an open and accessible
policy of racial integration leading to equal participation
and access to education, employment, transportation,
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elections, and other aspects of public policy relating to
human rights; and, these public policy changes influenced many
changes in California public policy.
2)Monday, January 19, 2015, marks the 29th National Celebration
of the National Holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and
his fight for civil and human rights.
3)On April 10, 1970, California became the first state to pass
legislation making Dr. King's birthday a school holiday and,
subsequently, a statewide holiday.
4)Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement serve as a model for
principled leadership and forward-thinking, bipartisan public
policy.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
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Analysis Prepared by: Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916)
319-2800 FN: 0000005