BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 142
Author: Solorio (D) and Mendoza (D)
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 3/25/10
SUBJECT : Cesar Chavez Day
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution recognizes March 31, 2010, as
the anniversary of the birth of Cesar Chavez, and calls
upon all Californians to participate in appropriate
observances to remember Cesar Chavez as a symbol of hope
and justice to all persons.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1. On March 31, 1927, Cesar Estrada Chavez was born in
Yuma, Arizona, to Librado and Juana Chavez.
2. As a farmworker, Cesar Chavez experienced firsthand the
injustice of working long hours with little pay. Under
those conditions, Mr. Chavez began a long career in
which he worked to improve the working and living
conditions for farmworkers preaching nonviolence and
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fasting to call attention to the immigrant workers'
cause.
3. During his lifetime, Cesar Chavez 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 Cesar Chavez' birthday, March 31; and, as
provided in the bill, the State Board of Education
adopted a model curriculum on the life and work of Cesar
Chavez which includes topics on pesticides, immigration,
and agriculture's role in the economy.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
DLW:mw 3/25/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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