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                                                                  ACR 47
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          Date of Hearing:   April 23, 2009

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                 Ted W. Lieu, Chair
                   ACR 47 (Mendoza) - As Introduced:  March 5, 2009
           
          SUBJECT  :   Cinco de Mayo Week.

           SUMMARY  :  Proclaims May 3 through May 9, 2009, as Cinco de Mayo  
          Week and urges all Californians to join in celebrating Cinco de  
          Mayo.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following  
          legislative findings:  

          1)Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is memorialized as a  
            significant date in the history of California and Mexico in  
            recognition of the courage of the Mexican people, who defeated  
            a better trained and better equipped army at the "Batalla de  
            Puebla." 

          2)Achievements by Latinos in America and California include  
            contributions to all facets of our community. 

          3)Cinco de Mayo offers an opportunity to reflect on the courage  
            and achievements not only of the Mexican forces at Puebla, but  
            also on the courage and achievements of Latinos here in  
            California.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file.

           Opposition 
           
          None on file.

           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800