BILL ANALYSIS �
SCR 73
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SENATE THIRD READING
SCR 73 (Mitchell)
As Introduced January 6, 2014
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :25-0
RULES 11-0
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|Ayes:|Gordon, Wilk, Brown, |
| |Dababneh, Donnelly, |
| |Gonzalez, Hagman, Rendon, |
| |Quirk, Ridley-Thomas, |
| |Waldron |
| | |
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SUMMARY : Designates Monday, January 20, 2014, be observed as
the official memorial of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
and the Civil Rights Movement in changing public policy in
California and in the United States of America. Specifically,
this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1)Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement
helped change public policy from legal and socially acceptable
discrimination and segregation to an open and accessible
policy of racial integration leading to equal participation
and access to education, employment, transportation,
elections, and other aspects of public policy relating to
human rights; and, these public policy changes influenced many
changes in California public policy.
2)Monday, January 20, 2014, marks the 28th National Celebration
of the National Holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and
his fight for civil and human rights.
3)Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement be
commemorated for their help in changing public policy from
segregation to integration, for the betterment of this, the
great State of California and these United States of America.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
SCR 73
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Analysis Prepared by : Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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