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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 113
          Author:   Low (D), et al.
          Amended:  2/8/16 in Assembly
          Vote:     21  

          ASSEMBLY FLOOR:  Read and adopted, 2/8/16


           SUBJECT:   Lunar New Year Celebration


          SOURCE:    Author


          DIGEST:          This resolution recognizes the Lunar New Year  
          Celebration on February 8, 2016.
          ANALYSIS:   This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:


          1)February 8, 2016, will mark the beginning of the Lunar New  
            Year, which is celebrated in many Asian communities around the  
            world, including in the United States and especially in  
            California.


          2)The lunar new year is predominantly celebrated by over 2.5  
            million Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese residents of  
            California.


          3)The Lunar New Year is the Year of the Monkey and is  
            universally celebrated by these communities as a time to renew  
            family ties and to start the new year with a clean slate.









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          This resolution recognizes the Lunar New Year Celebration on  
          February 8, 2016, and extends best wishes for a peaceful and  
          prosperous lunar new year to all Californians.


          Prior Legislation


          SCR 10 (Huff, Resolution Chapter 8, Statutes of 2015) recognized  
          the Lunar New Year Celebration.


          ACR 19 (Low, Resolution Chapter 7, Statutes of 2015) recognized  
          the Lunar New Year Celebration on February 19, 2015.


          FISCAL EFFECT:   Appropriation:    No          Fiscal  
          Com.:NoLocal:    No


          SUPPORT:   (Verified2/16/16)


          None received


          OPPOSITION:   (Verified2/16/16)


          None received





          Prepared by:  Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
          2/17/16 15:59:09


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