BILL ANALYSIS
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
ACR 3 (Mendoza)
As Amended February 26, 2009
Majority vote
RULES 8-0
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|Ayes:|Lieu, Blakeslee, Adams, | | |
| |Ammiano, Hall, Silva, | | |
| |Swanson, Yamada | | |
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SUMMARY : Recognizes March 31, 2009, as the anniversary of the
birth of C?sar Ch?vez, and calls upon all Californians to
participate in appropriate observances to remember C?sar Ch?vez
as a symbol of hope and justice to all persons. Specifically,
this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1)On March 31, 1927, C?sar Estrada Ch?vez was born in Yuma,
Arizona, to Librado and Juana Ch?vez.
2)As a farmworker, C?sar Ch?vez experienced firsthand the
injustice of working long hours with little pay. Under those
conditions, Mr. Ch?vez 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)During his lifetime, C?sar Ch?vez established an unparalleled
legacy of accomplishments as a national labor and civil rights
leader; founding the first successful farmworkers' union in
the United States and leading by example so that he might help
others.
4)In 2000, the Legislature enacted SB 984 (Polanco), Chapter
213, Statutes of 2000, to create an annual state holiday on
C?sar Ch?vez' birthday, March 31; and, as provided in the
bill, the State Board of Education adopted a model curriculum
on the life and work of C?sar Ch?vez which includes topics on
pesticides, immigration, and agriculture's role in the
economy.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
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Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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