BILL ANALYSIS
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
ACR 113 (Caballero)
As Amended May 6, 2010
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |73-0 |(April 19, |SENATE: |33-0 |(August 2, |
| | |2010) | | |2010) |
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Original Committee Reference: TRANS .
SUMMARY : Designates a segment of State Route (SR) 101 as the
Bracero Memorial Highway.
The Senate amendments clarify the precise location of one
terminus of the identified route segment.
EXISTING LAW assigns the California Department of Transportation
the responsibility of operating and maintaining state highways.
This includes the installation and maintenance of highway signs.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill was substantially similar
to the version passed by the Senate.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations
Committee, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.
COMMENTS : As noted in this bill, Mexican nationals, known as
Braceros, were legally contracted to work mostly in the
agricultural and railroad industries in the Salinas Valley, and
elsewhere, to alleviate a labor shortage during World War II.
This bill describes two tragic, preventable incidents as an
illustration of their unsafe working conditions and points out
that legal immigrant farmworkers continue to cross the border to
work in many parts of California without being provided safe
working conditions or being treated with dignity and respect.
It therefore seeks to recognize the Braceros' contributions and
sacrifice in the Salinas Valley and elsewhere in California by
designating a segment of SR 101, between Soledad and Chualar, in
Monterey County, as the Bracero Memorial Highway.
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Analysis Prepared by : Howard Posner / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093
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