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          Date of Hearing:   June 5, 2014

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair
                  ACR 153 (Dickinson) - As Introduced:  May 23, 2014
           
          SUBJECT  :   California LGBT Veterans Day.

           SUMMARY  :   Proclaims June 11, 2014, and June 11 of each  
          subsequent year, California LGBT Veterans Day, to be celebrated  
          statewide.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following  
          legislative findings:

          1)The 11th day of June has been declared California LGBT  
            Veterans Day in recognition of the importance of properly  
            thanking the many people of California who have served their  
            country while hiding their true selves due to the many  
            policies against military service while openly lesbian, gay,  
            bisexual, or transgender (LGBT).

          2)During the Armed Forces "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy, many  
            service members in honorable standing were forced out of their  
            military service and their benefits removed when their LGBT  
            status became known leaving the State of California unable to  
            properly recognize many of its daughters and sons who served  
            their country.

          3)Multiple forms of this manner of discrimination have finally  
            been eradicated from the ranks of our United States Armed  
            Forces and all forms of discrimination have been removed from  
            the ranks of the California Military Department, the  
            California National Guard, and the State Military Reserve.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file

           Opposition 
           
          None on file
           








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          Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800