Bill Text: CA AB1973 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: State holidays: Native American Day.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-09-25 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 537, Statutes of 2014. [AB1973 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB1973-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 1973	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Roger Hernández

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2014

   An act to amend Section 6700 of the Government Code, relating to
holidays.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1973, as introduced, Roger Hernández. State holidays: Native
American Day.
   Existing law recognizes various holidays. Existing law requires
the Governor to proclaim annually the 4th Friday in September to be
Native American Day.
   This bill would recognize the 4th Friday in September as a state
holiday to be known as Native American Day.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares the following:
   (a) As the original peoples of our nation and state, Native
Americans have provided extensive historical contributions to the
State of California. For more than 12,000 years, Native Americans
have inhabited, preserved, and cultivated this land that ultimately
became the Golden State. To this day, several iconic regions in
California, from Lake Tahoe to Malibu, are named after native origin.

   (b) The resiliency of Native American peoples is a profound
statement of their strength. Even in light of egregious injustices
and genocide, Native Americans have remained a constant presence,
with California being home to the largest population of Native
Americans in the country's 50 states. In honor of the contributions
and endurance of Native Americans, the Legislature declares the
fourth Friday of September to be the state holiday of Native American
Day.
  SEC. 2.  Section 6700 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   6700.  The holidays in this state are:
   (a) Every Sunday.
   (b) January 1st.
   (c) The third Monday in January, known as "Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. Day."
   (d) February 12th, known as "Lincoln Day."
   (e) The third Monday in February.
   (f) March 31st known as "Cesar Chavez Day."
   (g) The last Monday in May.
   (h) July 4th.
   (i) The first Monday in September.
   (j) September 9th, known as "Admission Day." 
   (k) The fourth Friday in September, known as "Native American Day."
 
   (k) 
    (l)  The second Monday in October, known as "Columbus
Day." 
   (  l  )
    (m)    November 11th, known as "Veterans Day."

   (m) 
    (n)  December 25th. 
   (n) 
    (o)  Good Friday from 12 noon until 3 p.m. 
   (o) 
    (p)  Every day appointed by the President or Governor
for a public fast, thanksgiving, or holiday.
   Except for the Thursday in November appointed as Thanksgiving Day,
this subdivision and subdivisions (c) and (f) shall not apply to a
city, county, or district unless made applicable by charter, or by
ordinance or resolution of the governing body thereof.
   If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the
provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to
Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 3560) of Division 4 of Title 1,
the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further
legislative action, except that if those provisions of a memorandum
of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions
shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the
annual Budget Act.