HBA-TYH, BTC H.B. 467 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 467 By: Wise State Affairs 3/30/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cesar Chavez was an active civil rights leader who first organized U.S. farm workers and co-founded the United Farm Workers of America. Chavez rallied for and succeeded in improving the wages, schooling, housing, and other living conditions of farm workers of all ethnic backgrounds. In 1991, Chavez received one of Mexico's premier awards, Aguila Azteca (Aztec Eagle) for contributions made outside Mexico, and was posthumously presented in 1994 with our nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. A joint resolution pending in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.J.R. 65, would designate March 31, Chavez's birthday, as a national holiday. In Texas, a coalition of labor, church, youth and advocacy groups has been organizing to have Texas declare a state holiday in his honor. H.B. 467 establishes March 31st as a state holiday called "Cesar Chavez Day." RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 662.021, Government Code, to make a conforming change. SECTION 2. Amends Section 662.003(b), Government Code, to include March 31st, "Cesar Chavez Day," among the list of state holidays. Redesignates existing Subdivisions (4) - (9) to Subdivisions (5) - (10), respectively. SECTION 3.Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 4. Emergency clause.