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          Date of Hearing:   January 7, 2016


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                                    Gordon, Chair


          ACR  
                     109 (Cooper) - As Introduced  January 4, 2016


          SUBJECT:  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.


          SUMMARY:  Proclaims January 18, 2016, be observed as the  
          official memorial of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s  
          birth and his work in the Civil Rights Movement. Specifically,  
          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. These public policy changes influenced many  
            changes in California public policy.  

           2)Monday, January 18, 2016, marks the 30th 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.  








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           FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:


          Support


          None on file


          Opposition
          None on file


          Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800