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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 3
          Author:   Mendoza (D), et al
          Amended:  3/26/09 in Assembly
          Vote:     21

           
          WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  Read and Adopted, 3/26/09


           SUBJECT  :    Cesar Chavez Day

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution 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.

           ANALYSIS  :    

          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  
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             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.

          This resolution 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.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  4/15/09)

          American Federation of State, County and Municipal  
          Employees
          California Department of Education
          California Federation of Teachers
          California Professional Firefighters


          TSM:do  4/15/09   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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