Monday, August 11, 2014 11:50 AM State Capitol, Room 3162 CONSENT AGENDA Resolutions 1. ACR 102 (Fox) Relative to California Firefighters Memorial Day. Page 2 2. ACR 147 (Dickinson) Relative to Sikh American Awareness and Appreciation Month. Page 7 3. ACR 161 (Logue) Relative to California Chrome: thoroughbred horse racing. Page 14 Page 1 of 22 california legislature—2013–14 regular session Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 102 Introduced by Assembly Member Fox February 20, 2014 Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 102ÐRelative to California Fire®ghters Memorial Day. legislative counsel’s digest ACR 102, as introduced, Fox. California Fire®ghters Memorial Day. This measure would proclaim October 11, 2014, as California Fire®ghters Memorial Day. Fiscal committee: no. line 1 WHEREAS, For over a decade, the California Fire®ghters line 2 Memorial, located on the grounds of the State Capitol, has served line 3 to commemorate ®re®ghters who unwaveringly serve California line 4 with pride, courage, and honor; and line 5 WHEREAS, The California Fire®ghters Memorial is a symbol line 6 of gratitude and appreciation to the men and women of the ®re line 7 service who put their lives on the line each day to protect the line 8 people, property, and beauty of this great state; and line 9 WHEREAS, The California Fire®ghters Memorial is also a line 10 place of remembrance for our state's fallen ®re®ghters, and a line 11 gathering place where surviving family members and their line 12 communities are strengthened by the power of remembering each line 13 fallen ®re®ghter's ultimate sacri®ce; and line 14 WHEREAS, Each of the over 1,200 names engraved on the line 15 brushed limestone walls of the California Fire®ghters Memorial 99 Page 2 of 22 ACR 102 Ð 2 Ð line 1 is a tribute to the ®nest and bravest who have made the ultimate line 2 sacri®ce as ®re®ghters; and line 3 WHEREAS, Many of the fallen ®re®ghters whose names adorn line 4 the California Fire®ghters Memorial suffered and ultimately line 5 succumbed to diseases, such as cancer, as a result of the hazardous line 6 nature of their work, including routine exposure to toxic chemicals; line 7 and line 8 WHEREAS, On October 11, 2014, ®re®ghters and their families line 9 from throughout the state will gather in Sacramento with their line 10 fellow Californians for the 2014 California Fire®ghters Memorial line 11 Ceremony to honor the men and women of the ®re service who line 12 have given their lives in service to California; now, therefore, be line 13 it line 14 Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate line 15 thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims October line 16 11, 2014, as Fire®ghters Memorial Day, and urges Californians line 17 to remember ®re®ghters who have fallen in the line of duty and line 18 to express their appreciation to those ®re®ghters who continue to line 19 protect us; and be it further line 20 Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies line 21 of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. O 99 Back to Agenda Page 3 of 22 Date of Hearing: August 14, 2014 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES Richard S. Gordon, Chair ACR 102 (Fox) – As Introduced: February 20, 2014 SUBJECT: California Firefighters Memorial Day. SUMMARY: Proclaims October 11, 2014, as California Firefighters Memorial Day. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings: 1) The California Firefighters Memorial, located on the grounds of the State Capitol, serves to honor and commemorate California firefighters who unwaveringly serve our great state with pride, courage, and honor. 2) The California Firefighters Memorial is also a symbol of gratitude and appreciation to the men and women of the fire service who put their lives on the line each day to protect the people, property, and beauty of California. 3) Many of the 1,200 fallen firefighters whose names adorn the California Firefighters Memorial suffered and ultimately succumbed to diseases, such as cancer, as a result of the hazardous nature of their work, including routine exposure to toxic chemicals. 4) On October 11, 2014, firefighters and their families from throughout the state will gather in Sacramento with their fellow Californians for the California Firefighters Memorial Ceremony 2014 to honor the men and women of the fire service who have given their lives to protect California. FISCAL EFFECT: None REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION: Page 4 of 22 Support California Professional Firefighters (CPF) Opposition None on file Analysis Prepared by: Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 Back to Agenda Page 5 of 22 Back to Agenda Page 6 of 22 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 5, 2014 california legislature—2013–14 regular session Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 147 Introduced by Assembly Members Dickinson and Logue (Coauthor: Assembly Member Perea) May 6, 2014 Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 147ÐRelative to Sikh American Awareness and Appreciation Month. legislative counsel’s digest ACR 147, as amended, Dickinson. Sikh American Awareness and Appreciation Month. This measure would designate November as California Sikh American Awareness and Appreciation Month. The measure would recognize and acknowledge the signi®cant contributions Californians of Sikh heritage have made to the state. The measure would also seek to afford all Californians the opportunity to understand, recognize, and appreciate the rich history and shared principles of Sikh Americans. Fiscal committee: no. line 1 WHEREAS, California and our nation are at once blessed and line 2 enriched by the unparalleled diversity of our residents; and line 3 WHEREAS, The Sikhs, who originated in Punjab, India, ®rst line 4 entered California in 1899 legally through the Angel Island line 5 Immigration Station in San Francisco, California; and line 6 WHEREAS, The Sikh pioneers initially worked on railroad line 7 construction projects, and in lumber mills; and line 8 WHEREAS, By 1910, these pioneers turned to farming in the line 9 Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Imperial valleys; and 98 Page 7 of 22 ACR 147 Ð 2 Ð line 1 WHEREAS, On October 14, 1912, the ®rst Sikh temple line 2 (Gurdwara) in the United States, the Sikh Temple Stockton, was line 3 founded by Professor Teja Singh of the Paci®c Coast Khalsa Diwan line 4 Society; and line 5 WHEREAS, There are now more than 100 Gurdwaras in the line 6 United States; and line 7 WHEREAS, The Stockton Record, dated November 22, 1915, line 8 quoted the Gurdwara's elected leadership declaring, ªWe do not line 9 permit our people to become charges on public charity. If a man line 10 is hungry and out of funds we feed him. Our dining room is open line 11 at all hours of the day and is closed only for a few hours during line 12 the night. The unfortunate hungry American will be as welcome line 13 as our own peopleº; and line 14 WHEREAS, Legislation to authorize Sikhs to become and other line 15 East Indian immigrants to naturalize as United States citizens was line 16 not enacted until 1946; and line 17 WHEREAS, On January 1, 1912, Jawala Singh and Wasakha line 18 Singh, who migrated to California through Angel Island in 1908 line 19 and served as the founding Granthis of the Sikh Temple Stockton, line 20 recognized the value of education, and started six Sri Guru Govind line 21 Singh Educational Scholarships at the University of California, line 22 Berkeley; and line 23 WHEREAS, These scholarships were awarded without regard line 24 to ethnicity or religion and the ®rst awardees included three line 25 Hindus, one Christian, one Sikh, and one Muslim; and line 26 WHEREAS, Board and lodging was provided at the students line 27 home at 1731 Allston Way, Berkeley, where smoking and drinking line 28 were prohibited; and line 29 WHEREAS, On November 1, 1913, Ghadar, the ®rst line 30 Punjabi-language newspaper in the United States, was published line 31 by Kartar Singh Sarabha, who was then 17 years of age, with line 32 ®nancial support from the Stockton Gurdwara; and line 33 WHEREAS, On December 31, 1913, Jawala Singh and Wasakha line 34 Singh organized the Ghadri Conclave in Sacramento to form the line 35 Ghadar Party to overthrow the British colonial rulers of the Indian line 36 subcontinent; and line 37 WHEREAS, The Ghadar Party sent 616 of its members to India, line 38 of whom 86 percent were Sikhs; and 98 Page 8 of 22 Ð 3 Ð ACR 147 line 1 WHEREAS, Homage is paid to them annually at a dozen line 2 different gatherings (Melas) from Sacramento, California, to line 3 Bakers®eld, California; and line 4 WHEREAS, The Sikh history and culture is represented in the line 5 Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, in the Smithsonian Museum line 6 in Washington, D.C., in the Community Memorial Museum of line 7 Sutter County, and the Museum at the Sikh Temple Stockton; and line 8 WHEREAS, Sikh farmers contribute abundantly towards line 9 production of peaches (Didar Singh Bains), raisins (Charanjeet line 10 Singh Batth), pistachio pistachios (Mangar family), and okra and line 11 other vegetables (Harbhajan S. Samra); and line 12 WHEREAS, Sikhs have also excelled in security services (Akal line 13 Security) and transportation services, and as doctors, attorneys, line 14 engineers, teachers, and other notable capacities, and as small line 15 business owners; and line 16 WHEREAS, Dalip Singh Saund, a Sikh who was born in Punjab, line 17 India, and earned a Ph.D. from the University of California, line 18 Berkeley in 1924, initially worked as a foreman of cotton pickers line 19 in the Imperial Valley, and later