BILL ANALYSIS Ó SCR 105 Page 1 SENATE THIRD READING SCR 105 (Mendoza) As Introduced February 2, 2016 Majority vote SENATE VOTE: 39-0 ------------------------------------------------------------------ |Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------+-----+----------------------+--------------------| |Rules |10-0 |Gordon, Chang, | | | | |Brough, Burke, | | | | |Campos, Cooley, | | | | |Jones, Rodriguez, | | | | |Waldron, Wood | | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ SUMMARY: Proclaims March 23, 2016, as Pakistani American Day and urges all Californians to join in celebrating Pakistani American Day. Specifically, this resolution, makes the following legislative findings: 1)Pakistan's history of sovereign independence was a great step forward for the cause of freedom and the country's history has inspired, supported, and assisted nations around the world in SCR 105 Page 2 their pursuit of liberty, justice, and equality. 2)With diligence, fortitude, and an enduring belief in the American dream, Pakistani immigrants have helped to turn emergent areas within California into thriving and respectable communities, while raising their children to be productive Pakistani Americans. 3)Pakistani Americans have become an integral part of mainstream American society and have made important contributions as Californians in the fields of finance, technology, law, medicine, education, sports, media, the arts, the military, and government, as well as other areas. 4)Celebrating Pakistani American Day provides the people of California with an opportunity to recognize the achievements, contributions, and history of Pakistani Americans, and to appreciate the challenges and opportunities before Pakistani Americans. 5)As the Pakistani American community prepares for a new era and creates a new history, Pakistani Americans must instill in younger generations the proper appreciation for the courage and values of their forefathers, a deep sense of affinity with their roots, and pride in their own cultural heritage so that they may better contribute to the great State of California, rich with ethnic and cultural diversity. FISCAL EFFECT: None Analysis Prepared by: SCR 105 Page 3 Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN: 0002652