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          Date of Hearing:   June 30, 2014

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair
                    HR 45 (Dababneh) - As Amended:  June 26, 2014
           
          SUBJECT  :   California-Ukraine National Guard Partnership.

           SUMMARY  :   Proclaims support for the California National Guard  
          and the California-Ukraine National Guard Partnership.   
          Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following legislative  
          findings:

          1)Nearly every state National Guard participates in the National  
            Guard State Partnership Program, also known as SPP, which  
            helps partner nations to prevent failed states, improve  
            capabilities to protect citizens, and create stable regions.

          2)The California National Guard is the largest and most  
            frequently deployed National Guard Force in the United States  
            with a total authorized strength of 22,900 soldiers and airmen  
            with more than 38,000 soldiers and airman serving with  
            distinction overseas since 2001.

          3)The California-Ukraine National Guard Partnership is one of 65  
            National Guard State Partnership Programs and was formed in  
            1993; just two years after Ukraine earned its independence  
            from the Soviet Union and can be a point of pride for the  
            almost 100,000 California citizens of Ukrainian origin.

          4)Through the collaboration, California Guardsmen have addressed  
            a broad range of social, economic, military, and political  
            issue in Ukraine and the California National Guard has worked  
            to give Ukrainian armed forces the tools to help secure their  
            borders, provide emergency response training, and other  
            training to large, diverse agencies in Ukraine.

          5)Currently, the focus of the California-Ukraine National Guard  
            Partnership is on English language training, strategic airlift  
            collaboration, human resources and personnel management,  
            humanitarian assistance, and development of the European Union  
            Battle Group.

           FISCAL EFFECT :   None









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           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file

           Opposition 
           
          None on file
           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800