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                                                                  AB 717
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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 717 (Cook and Lieu)
          As Amended  September 11, 2009
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |     |(April 30,      |SENATE: |     |(September 11, |
          |           |     |2009)           |        |     |2009)          |
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                     (vote not relevant)

          Original Committee Reference:    ED.  

           SUMMARY  :  Designates March 30 of each year as "Welcome Home Vietnam  
          Veterans Day" and calls for the day to be observed by public  
          schools as a day of special significance.  Requires the Governor to  
          annually proclaim March 30 as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day."
           
          The Senate amendments  delete the Assembly approved version of this  
          bill, and instead:

          1)Require the Governor to annually proclaim March 30 as "Welcome  
            Home Vietnam Veterans Day." 

          2)Designate March 30 "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day" as a day  
            of special significance.

          3)Encourage schools to conduct exercises on March 30 every year  
            thereafter which recognizes the contributions of those involved  
            in the Vietnam War.

          4)Add legislative findings and declarations relating to the Vietnam  
            War.

          5)Make technical and non-substantive changes.

          6)Add co-authors.

           EXISTING LAW  : 

          1)Requires the Governor to proclaim various days as holidays and  
            days of remembrance.

          2)Designates certain days in each year as having special  
            significance for purposes of encouraging schools to observe those  
            days and conduct suitable commemorative exercises.







                                                                  AB 717
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           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill encouraged instruction in  
          social science for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to include  
          instruction on World War II and the role of Filipinos in the war.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  Although this bill is keyed non-fiscal, Assembly  
          Appropriations Committee cites no significant costs are associated  
          with this bill.

           COMMENTS  :  This bill is nearly identical to AB 264 (Cook), which  
          was vetoed by the Governor on September 8, 2009.  This bill, as  
          amended in the Senate, incorporates additional actions that are  
          consistent with the author's intent for establishing an annual day  
          of acknowledgement, observation, and remembrance for Vietnam  
          Veterans on March 30.  

           
          Analysis Prepared by  :                                 Rod Brewer  /  
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