| 1 | | - | Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 62 CHAPTER 18Relative to Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [ Filed with Secretary of State March 11, 2022. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 62, Bradford. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.This measure would, among other things, honor the late civil rights pioneer and icon Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, On Saturday, January 15, 2022, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have been 93 years of age; andWHEREAS, On Monday, January 17, 2022, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day will be celebrated in remembrance of the late civil rights pioneer and Baptist minister Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; andWHEREAS, On April 8, 1968, just four days after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) introduced the first bill to establish January 15th, Dr. Kings birthday, as a federal holiday; 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 1979, another 11 years went by for Conyers motion for the federal holiday to come up for a vote on the House of Representatives floor; and WHEREAS, In November 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the bill creating a United States federal holiday in honor of Dr. King after years of campaigning by activists, recording artist Stevie Wonder, members of the United States Congress, and Dr. Kings wife, the late Coretta Scott King; andWHEREAS, The first federal holiday honoring Dr. King was celebrated in 1986; and WHEREAS, By 1986, 17 states had already adopted the federal holiday. But strong resistance by several states to observe this day as a state holiday continued for years; and WHEREAS, In 2000, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was finally observed in all states in some form. However, several states have extended names for the 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; and WHEREAS, 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 58 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, In 1968, Dr. Kings wife, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, officially founded the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, which she dedicated to being a living memorial aimed at continuing Dr. Kings work on important social ills around the world; and WHEREAS, Dr. Kings assassination 54 years ago changed America and we continue to work toward racial equality, economic justice, and peace; and WHEREAS, The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a source of inspiration for all Americans; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the 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 Legislature encourages its members and colleagues to urge their constituents to participate in community service projects; and be it further Resolved, That the 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 Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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| 1 | + | Enrolled March 04, 2022 Passed IN Senate March 03, 2022 Passed IN Assembly February 10, 2022 Amended IN Assembly January 27, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 62Introduced by Senators Bradford and Kamlager(Coauthors: Assembly Members Mia Bonta, Bryan, Burke, Cooper, Gipson, Holden, Jones-Sawyer, McCarty, Akilah Weber, Aguiar-Curry, Arambula, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Bloom, Boerner Horvath, Calderon, Carrillo, Cervantes, Chen, Choi, Cooley, Megan Dahle, Daly, Davies, Flora, Fong, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Grayson, Irwin, Kiley, Lackey, Lee, Levine, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Medina, Muratsuchi, Nguyen, ODonnell, Patterson, Petrie-Norris, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Rendon, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Salas, Santiago, Seyarto, Stone, Ting, Valladares, Villapudua, Voepel, Waldron, Wicks, and Wood)January 03, 2022Relative to Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 62, Bradford. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.This measure would, among other things, honor the late civil rights pioneer and icon Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, On Saturday, January 15, 2022, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have been 93 years of age; andWHEREAS, On Monday, January 17, 2022, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day will be celebrated in remembrance of the late civil rights pioneer and Baptist minister Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; andWHEREAS, On April 8, 1968, just four days after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) introduced the first bill to establish January 15th, Dr. Kings birthday, as a federal holiday; 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 1979, another 11 years went by for Conyers motion for the federal holiday to come up for a vote on the House of Representatives floor; and WHEREAS, In November 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the bill creating a United States federal holiday in honor of Dr. King after years of campaigning by activists, recording artist Stevie Wonder, members of the United States Congress, and Dr. Kings wife, the late Coretta Scott King; andWHEREAS, The first federal holiday honoring Dr. King was celebrated in 1986; and WHEREAS, By 1986, 17 states had already adopted the federal holiday. But strong resistance by several states to observe this day as a state holiday continued for years; and WHEREAS, In 2000, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was finally observed in all states in some form. However, several states have extended names for the 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; and WHEREAS, 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 58 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, In 1968, Dr. Kings wife, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, officially founded the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, which she dedicated to being a living memorial aimed at continuing Dr. Kings work on important social ills around the world; and WHEREAS, Dr. Kings assassination 54 years ago changed America and we continue to work toward racial equality, economic justice, and peace; and WHEREAS, The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a source of inspiration for all Americans; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the 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 Legislature encourages its members and colleagues to urge their constituents to participate in community service projects; and be it further Resolved, That the 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 Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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