| 1 | | - | Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 146 CHAPTER 4 Relative to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [ Filed with Secretary of State February 11, 2020. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 146, Weber. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.This measure would honor the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, On Tuesday, January 15, 2020, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have been 91 years of age; and WHEREAS, On April 10, 1970, California became the first state to pass legislation making Dr. Kings birthday a school holiday and, subsequently, a statewide holiday; and WHEREAS, In 1964, Dr. King received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, for his dynamic leadership of the Civil Rights Movement and steadfast commitment to achieving racial justice through nonviolent action. He pledged the prize money to the movements continued development. At the age of 35, Dr. King became the youngest man, and only the second African American, to receive the prestigious award; andWHEREAS, Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement helped change public policy from segregation to integration, resulting in the repeal of the post-Reconstruction era state laws mandating racial segregation in the South, known as the Jim Crow Laws, thereby leading to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, now effective for 56 years, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and other antidiscrimination laws aimed at ending economic, legal, and social segregation in America; and WHEREAS, Dr. King, in the last months of his life, began organizing a Poor Peoples Campaign to, among other things, assemble a multiracial army of the poor that would descend on Washingtonengaging in nonviolent civil disobedience at the Capitol, if need beuntil Congress enacted a poor peoples bill of rights, and 2018 marked the 50th anniversary of this campaign; andWHEREAS, Dr. King 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 in and access to primary and higher education, housing, employment, transportation, federal, state, and local governmental elections, and other aspects of public policy relating to human rights; and WHEREAS, The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. devoted his life to fighting segregation and injustice by nonviolent means and is an outstanding example of courageous leadership in the face of unrelenting violence and harassment by individuals and governmental institutions; and WHEREAS, Dr. Kings assassination 52 years ago changed America as we continue to work toward racial equality, economic justice, and peace; andWHEREAS, The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a source of inspiration for all Americans; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the California Legislature recognizes the benefits of the collaborative work by many organizations that promote, facilitate, and carry out needed service projects nationwide; and be it further Resolved, That the California Legislature encourages its members and colleagues to urge their constituents to participate in community service projects; and be it further Resolved, That the California Legislature acknowledges that, by serving ones country, ones community, and ones neighbor, our nation makes progress in civility, equality, and unity consistent with the values and lifes work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; and be it further Resolved, That the Legislature honors the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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| 1 | + | Enrolled February 07, 2020 Passed IN Senate February 06, 2020 Passed IN Assembly January 17, 2020 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 146Introduced by Assembly Member Weber(Coauthors: Assembly Members Burke, Cooper, Gipson, Holden, Jones-Sawyer, Kamlager, McCarty, Aguiar-Curry, Arambula, Bauer-Kahan, Berman, Bigelow, Bloom, Boerner Horvath, Bonta, Brough, Calderon, Carrillo, Chau, Chiu, Choi, Chu, Cooley, Cunningham, Megan Dahle, Daly, Flora, Fong, Frazier, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Gloria, Gonzalez, Grayson, Irwin, Kalra, Kiley, Lackey, Limn, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Obernolte, ODonnell, Patterson, Petrie-Norris, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Rendon, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Salas, Santiago, Smith, Mark Stone, Ting, Voepel, Waldron, Wicks, and Wood)(Coauthors: Senators Bradford and Mitchell)January 07, 2020 Relative to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 146, Weber. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.This measure would honor the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, On Tuesday, January 15, 2020, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have been 91 years of age; and WHEREAS, On April 10, 1970, California became the first state to pass legislation making Dr. Kings birthday a school holiday and, subsequently, a statewide holiday; and WHEREAS, In 1964, Dr. King received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, for his dynamic leadership of the Civil Rights Movement and steadfast commitment to achieving racial justice through nonviolent action. He pledged the prize money to the movements continued development. At the age of 35, Dr. King became the youngest man, and only the second African American, to receive the prestigious award; andWHEREAS, Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement helped change public policy from segregation to integration, resulting in the repeal of the post-Reconstruction era state laws mandating racial segregation in the South, known as the Jim Crow Laws, thereby leading to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, now effective for 56 years, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and other antidiscrimination laws aimed at ending economic, legal, and social segregation in America; and WHEREAS, Dr. King, in the last months of his life, began organizing a Poor Peoples Campaign to, among other things, assemble a multiracial army of the poor that would descend on Washingtonengaging in nonviolent civil disobedience at the Capitol, if need beuntil Congress enacted a poor peoples bill of rights, and 2018 marked the 50th anniversary of this campaign; andWHEREAS, Dr. King 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 in and access to primary and higher education, housing, employment, transportation, federal, state, and local governmental elections, and other aspects of public policy relating to human rights; and WHEREAS, The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. devoted his life to fighting segregation and injustice by nonviolent means and is an outstanding example of courageous leadership in the face of unrelenting violence and harassment by individuals and governmental institutions; and WHEREAS, Dr. Kings assassination 52 years ago changed America as we continue to work toward racial equality, economic justice, and peace; andWHEREAS, The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a source of inspiration for all Americans; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the California Legislature recognizes the benefits of the collaborative work by many organizations that promote, facilitate, and carry out needed service projects nationwide; and be it further Resolved, That the California Legislature encourages its members and colleagues to urge their constituents to participate in community service projects; and be it further Resolved, That the California Legislature acknowledges that, by serving ones country, ones community, and ones neighbor, our nation makes progress in civility, equality, and unity consistent with the values and lifes work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; and be it further Resolved, That the Legislature honors the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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