BILL ANALYSIS
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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
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 5/13/09 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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