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OH SB280

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/16/2016

Primary Sponsor

Charleta Tavares

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Origin

Senate

131st General Assembly (2015-2016)

AI Summary

  • Designates March 31st as "Cesar E. Chavez Day" in Ohio by enacting section 5.257 of the Revised Code.

  • Recognizes Chavez's contributions to organizing farm workers and campaigning for safe and fair working conditions, reasonable wages, decent housing, and the outlawing of child labor.

  • Honors Chavez's embrace of nonviolent principles from Mohandas Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to fight racial and economic discrimination.

  • Acknowledges Chavez's role in coordinating voter registration drives and founding the United Farm Workers of America.

Legislative Description

Designates a commemorative day

Special Designations

Last Action

Refer to Committee: Government Oversight and Reform

2/23/2016

Committee Referrals

Government Oversight and Reform2/23/2016

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