BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | ACR 5| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- THIRD READING Bill No: ACR 5 Author: Jones-Sawyer (D) 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 ACR 5 Page 2 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: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.:NoLocal: No Prepared by:Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520 2/17/15 11:25:12 SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED **** END ****