BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: March 28, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Gordon, Chair
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42 (Roger Hernández) - As Introduced March 10, 2016
SUBJECT: César Chávez
SUMMARY: Recognizes March 31, as the anniversary of the birth
of César Chávez, and calls upon all Californians to recognize
the hard work and self-sacrifice that farmworkers go through to
feed all the families in our state and to learn from César
Chávez's life and his mission of nonviolence, social justice,
and selfless service to others. Specifically, this resolution
makes the following legislative findings:
1)On March 31, 1927, César Estrada Chávez was born in the North
Gila River Valley in Arizona on a small family farm his
grandfather homesteaded.
2)As a farmworker, César Chávez experienced firsthand the
injustice of working long hours with little pay. Under those
conditions, Mr. Chávez began a long career in which he worked
to improve the working and living conditions for farmworkers
preaching nonviolence and fasting to call attention to the
immigrant workers' cause.
3)Through countless strikes, boycotts, marches, and fasts that
produced many victories and some defeats, César Chávez, who
even considered vegetarianism an integral part of living
nonviolently, never stopped his peaceful battles on behalf of
the farmworkers with whom he shared his life.
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4)César Chávez dedication to his work earned him the respect of
some of our greatest political and civil rights leaders,
including Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Jesse
Jackson. César Chávez's motto in life, "Si Se Puede!" or "Yes
We Can!" has served as an inspiration not only for Latinos,
but for working Americans of all walks of life.
5)In 2000, the Legislature enacted SB 984 (Chapter 213, Statutes
of 2000) to create an annual state holiday on César Chávez's
birthday, March 31; and, as provided in the bill, the State
Board of Education adopted a model curriculum on the life and
work of César Chávez which includes topics on pesticides,
immigration, and agriculture's role in the economy.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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