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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SCR 90
Author: Anderson (R), et al.
Amended: 8/27/12
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMM. : 9-0, 6/12/12
AYES: DeSaulnier, Gaines, Harman, Kehoe, Lowenthal,
Pavley, Rubio, Simitian, Wyland
SENATE FLOOR : 36-0, 6/18/12
AYES: Alquist, Anderson, Berryhill, Blakeslee, Calderon,
Cannella, Corbett, Correa, De Le�n, DeSaulnier, Dutton,
Emmerson, Evans, Fuller, Gaines, Harman, Hernandez, Huff,
Kehoe, La Malfa, Leno, Lieu, Lowenthal, Negrete McLeod,
Padilla, Price, Rubio, Simitian, Steinberg, Strickland,
Vargas, Walters, Wolk, Wright, Wyland, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Hancock, Liu, Pavley, Runner
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 78-0, 8/27/12 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Tuskegee Airmen Highway
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution designates a three-mile portion
of State Highway Route (SR) 15 between Miramar Road and
Mercy Road in San Diego County as the Tuskegee Airmen
Highway.
Assembly Amendments make technical changes and add
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coauthors.
ANALYSIS : This resolution is intended to honor the
service of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II and their
contribution to the eventual integration of the United
States Armed Forces.
Background
Before 1940, the United States barred African Americans
from flying for the United States military. Civil rights
organizations and the press exerted pressure that resulted
in the formation of an all African-American pursuit
squadron based in Tuskegee, Alabama in 1941. Those serving
at Tuskegee became known as the Tuskegee Airmen.
"Tuskegee Airmen" refers to all who were involved in the
so-called "Tuskegee Experience," the Army Air Corps program
to train African Americans to fly and maintain combat
aircraft. The Tuskegee Airmen included pilots, navigators,
bombardiers, maintenance and support staff, instructors,
and all the personnel who kept the planes in the air.
The military selected the Tuskegee Institute to train
pilots because of its commitment to aeronautical training.
Tuskegee had the facilities, the engineering, and technical
instructors, as well as the climate for year-round flying.
The first students of the Civilian Pilot Training Program
completed their instruction in May 1940. The Tuskegee
program was then expanded and became the center for
African-American aviation during World War II.
The Tuskegee Airmen overcame segregation and prejudice to
become one of the most highly respected fighter groups of
World War II. The Tuskegee Airmen's achievements, together
with the men and women who supported them, paved the way
for full integration of the U.S. military.
This resolution designates the portion of SR 15 between
Miramar Road (milepost marker 14.285) and Mercy Road
(milepost marker 17.311), in the County of San Diego, as
the Tuskegee Airmen Highway. This resolution further
requests that the Department of Transportation erect
appropriate signs upon receiving donations from non-state
sources to cover the costs.
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FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 78-0, 08/27/12
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos,
Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Davis, Dickinson,
Donnelly, Eng, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani,
Beth Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto, Gorell, Grove,
Hagman, Halderman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Roger
Hern�ndez, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones,
Knight, Lara, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mansoor,
Mendoza, Miller, Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nestande,
Nielsen, Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel P�rez, Portantino,
Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson, Torres, Valadao,
Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, John A. P�rez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Gordon, Norby
JJA:m 8/28/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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