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Ronald Reagan Day
April 12, 2010
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On March 25, 2010, the California Senate Committee voted to declare February 6th as “Ronald Reagan Day.” This proposal in Senate Bill 944 designates February 6 of each year as Ronald Reagan Day and calls for the day to be observed by the public schools as a day of special significance. The bill also requires the Governor to annually proclaim February 6th as Ronald Reagan Day.
Senator George Runner of Lancaster is the lead author of this bill. Ronald Reagan served as the Governor of California from 1967 to 1975 and as President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. By designating his birthday as a special day of significance, the authors hope this bill will encourage public schools and educational institutions to conduct suitable commemorative exercises to recognize Ronald Reagan's accomplishments and familiarize pupils with his contributions to California.
Under existing law, there are a number of days that have special significance, when public schools are encouraged, but not required, to conduct commemorative exercises integrated into regular school programs.
Here are a few other California commemorative days:
• April 6th is California Poppy Day
• April 21st is John Muir Day
• the second Wednesday in May is the “Day of the Teacher”
• and May 22nd is Harvey Milk Day.
There is another bill, SB 1256, being considered for a designated commemorative day of significance by observing the life and contributions of Ed Roberts and familiarizing pupils with the contributions of other Californians with disabilities.