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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. 

          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. 








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          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:   Appropriation:    No          Fiscal  
          Com.:NoLocal:    No



          Prepared by:Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520
          2/4/15 13:01:14


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