AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 3, 2021

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

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CHAPTER 102

Statutes of 2021

[ Approved by Governor July 16, 2021. Filed with Secretary of State July 16, 2021. ]

Introduced by Senator Borgeas

January 25, 2021

An act to add Section 37222.21 to the Education Code, relating to public schools.

Vote: majority   Appropriation: no   Fiscal committee: no   Local program: no

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

Existing law designates particular days each year as having special significance and encourages all public schools and educational institutions to observe those days and to conduct suitable commemorative exercises on those days.

This bill would designate and set apart September 11 each year as September 11th Remembrance Day, a day having special significance. The bill would encourage, when September 11th Remembrance Day falls on a schoolday, each public elementary and secondary school to observe a moment of silence at an appropriate time while school is in session.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 37222.21 is added to the Education Code, to read:

37222.21.

(a) September 11 of each year is designated and set apart as September 11th Remembrance Day, a day having special significance pursuant to Section 37222.

(b) When September 11th Remembrance Day falls on a schoolday, each public elementary and secondary school is encouraged to observe a moment of silence at an appropriate time while school is in session.