BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
ACR 12 (Mendoza)
As Introduced January 31, 2011
Majority vote
RULES 7-0
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|Ayes:|Skinner, Silva, Alejo, | | |
| |Butler, Carter, Hueso, | | |
| |Williams | | |
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SUMMARY : Recognizes March 31, 2011, as the anniversary of the
birth of César Chávez, and calls upon all Californians to
participate in appropriate observances to remember César Chávez
as a symbol of hope and justice to all persons. Specifically,
this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1)On March 31, 1927, César Estrada Chávez was born in Yuma,
Arizona, to Librado and Juana Chávez.
2)As a farmworker, César Chávez experienced firsthand the
injustice of working long hours with little pay. Under those
conditions, Mr. Chávez began a long career in which he worked
to improve the working and living conditions for farmworkers
preaching nonviolence and fasting to call attention to the
immigrant workers' cause.
3)During his lifetime, César Chávez 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
César Chávez' birthday, March 31; and, as provided in the
bill, the State Board of Education adopted a model curriculum
on the life and work of César Chávez which includes topics on
pesticides, immigration, and agriculture's role in the
economy.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
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Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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