BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
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6 (Jones-Sawyer)
As Amended March 9, 2015
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: | | (February 9, |SENATE: | 34-0 |(March 16, 2015) |
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(adopted by unanimous vote)
Original Committee Reference: RLS.
SUMMARY: Recognizes February 2015 as Black History Month, urges
all residents to join in celebrating the accomplishments of
African Americans during Black History Month, and encourages the
people of California to recognize the many talents, achievements,
and contributions that African Americans make to their
communities. Specifically, this resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1)In 1926, Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson founded Negro History Week,
which became Black History Month in 1976, intended to encourage
further research and publishing regarding the untold stories of
African American heritage.
2)The history of African Americans here in the United States
(U.S.), as well as throughout the ages, is indeed unique and
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vibrant, and it is appropriate to celebrate this history during
the month of February 2015, which has been proclaimed as Black
History Month.
3)There is even greater cause for a reverent celebration in 2015
as Americans reflect on the significance of the 50th anniversary
of the Voters Rights Act, and the 50th anniversary of the Selma
to Montgomery Marches or "Bloody Sunday."
4)From the earliest days of the U.S., the course of its history
has been greatly influenced by Black heroes and pioneers in many
diverse areas, from science, medicine, business, and education
to government, industry, and social leadership.
5)A number of these brave and accomplished individuals, such as
Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver, Matthew Hansen,
Daniel Hale Williams, Dr. Charles Drew, Jackie Robinson, Jesse
Owens, Curt Flood, Medgar Evers, and, of course, Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr., are noted prominently in the history books of
students nationwide, thus enabling them to learn about the
important and lasting contributions of these individuals.
The Senate amendments make clarifying changes to a date and change
the name "Hansen" to "Henson."
FISCAL EFFECT: None
Analysis Prepared by: Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN:
0000054
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