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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 5
Author: Jones-Sawyer (D), et al.
Amended: 1/16/15 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 1/16/15
SUBJECT : Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution designates that January 19, 2015, be
observed as the official memorial of the late Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.s birth; and 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.
ANALYSIS : 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,
elections, and other aspects of public policy relating to
human rights; and, these public policy changes influenced many
changes in California public policy.
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2.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.
This resolution designates that January 19, 2015, be observed as
the official memorial of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s
birth; and 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.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
MW:m 1/27/15 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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