Bill Text: CA SCR35 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Anti-Semitism.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 54-32-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-07-22 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 129, Statutes of 2015. [SCR35 Detail]
Download: California-2015-SCR35-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: SCR 35 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 129
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 22, 2015
ADOPTED IN SENATE JULY 16, 2015
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY JULY 13, 2015
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JULY 13, 2015
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JULY 9, 2015
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 30, 2015
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 6, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Senator Stone
(Coauthors: Senators Anderson, Bates, Berryhill, Block, Gaines,
Mitchell, Roth, Vidak, and Wolk)
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Linder, Achadjian, Alejo, Travis
Allen, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown,
Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Dababneh,
Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina
Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray,
Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis,
Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'
Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez,
Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner,
Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, and Wood)
MARCH 26, 2015
Relative to Anti-Semitism.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SCR 35, Stone. Anti-Semitism.
This measure would urge each University of California campus to
adopt a resolution condemning all forms of anti-Semitism and racism,
and would condemn any act of anti-Semitism at all publicly funded
schools in the State of California.
WHEREAS, The United States Department of State defines
anti-Semitism as "a certain perception of Jews, which may be
expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical
manifestations of anti-Semitism are directed toward Jewish or
non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community
institutions and religious facilities"; and
WHEREAS, There is clear evidence of increasing and alarming
incidents and expressions of anti-Semitism throughout the world; and
WHEREAS, From sea to shining sea one can witness the proliferation
of anti-Semitic activity; and
WHEREAS, In February of 2015, the California Legislature's Jewish
Caucus held a press conference addressing anti-Semitic acts and in
the same week an estimated 500 people gathered on the steps of the
State Capitol to protest the recent rise in anti-Semitic acts
occurring across the nation, including the display of the Nazi
swastika symbol superimposed onto an American flag that was hung in
the front of a private home in a Sacramento neighborhood, which
tarnished the reputation of the Golden State; and
WHEREAS, Swastikas and other anti-Semitic sentiments have
increased in recent months on college campuses across the country and
around the world; and
WHEREAS, In 2014, the kinds of recorded anti-Semitic acts
committed in the United States and around the world included murders;
violent attacks and death threats against Jews; arson, graffiti, and
property desecration; and murders at Jewish cemeteries, places of
worship, schools, and community events; and
WHEREAS, These types of anti-Semitic acts also extended to soccer
stadiums, the Internet, editorial cartoons, and the use of Nazi
salutes, leading many Jewish individuals to conceal their religious
and ethnic identity; and
WHEREAS, In April of 2014, the United States Department of State
released the International Religious Freedom Report recognizing that
anti-Semitism continues to be internationally prevalent; and
WHEREAS, The governments of France, Germany, Italy, and the United
Kingdom, the four countries where the majority of anti-Semitic
incidents have occurred in Europe, have strongly condemned
anti-Semitism as unacceptable in European society and have all made
clear statements that such attacks on their Jewish communities are
intolerable; and
WHEREAS, The State of California actively promotes tolerance to
all faiths and religions; and
WHEREAS, The United States government has played an essential role
in counteracting the resurgence of anti-Semitism worldwide and has
consistently supported efforts to address the rise in anti-Semitism
through its bilateral relationships and participation in
international organizations such as the United Nations, the
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and the
Organization of American States; and
WHEREAS, The Legislature joins with people everywhere in
unequivocally condemning all forms of anti-Semitism and rejecting
attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred or violent attacks as an
acceptable expression of disapproval or frustration over political
events in the Middle East or elsewhere; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby urges each University
of California campus to adopt a resolution condemning all forms of
anti-Semitism and racism, including Islamophobia; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature condemns any act of anti-Semitism
at all publicly funded schools in the State of California in order to
promote tolerance and acceptance of all religious beliefs in
accordance with the rights afforded to each person by the Founding
Fathers of this nation and the authors of the United States
Constitution; and be it further
Resolved, That nothing in this resolution is intended to diminish
the rights of anyone, including students, to freely engage in any
speech or other activity protected by the United States Constitution,
including that which is critical or supportive of the policies of
any country; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
