|
Resolution
Driver’s Licenses for All
Californians
WHEREAS, California Senator
Gill Cedillo has worked tirelessly for the last
five year to enact legislation that will provide
increased safety to California driver and
pedestrians by licensing all motorists; and
WHEREAS, Senator
Cedillo has previously authored SB 60 which was
approved by the state legislature and signed
into law by former Governor Gray Davis; and
WHEREAS, Senator
Cedillo has been working closely with the
Governor to draft a new legislative bill, SB
1160 that addresses the Governor’s concerns on
security and that all drivers on California’s
public roads be properly trained, tested and
fully insured; and
WHEREAS, SB 1160
contains key elements such as the application
process is open to all motorists (citizens and
non-citizens) licenses will be uniform and the
same for all motorists, bearing no differing
markings or distinctions, and that the bill will
carry an urgency clause to be effective
immediately upon the signature of the Governor;
and
WHEREAS, it is
recognizing that driver’s license is the primary
method by which Californians can be assured that
each motorist is aware of the rules of the road
and competent to drive upon them; and
WHEREAS, with
the approval of SB 1160, every California driver
will be able to apply for a driver’s license
regardless of his or her immigration status; and
WHEREAS, SB 1160
will enable all hard working, taxpaying
California residents who must rely on an
automobile for work and family related duties to
be tested by the Department of Motor Vehicles;
and
BE IT RESOLVED THAT,
the League of United Latin American Citizens
Orange County District 1 is firmly in support of
SB 1160 for approval by the State Assembly, the
State Senate and for the bill to receive the
Governor’s signature for approval.
Submitted by Zeke Hernandez,
President of Santa Ana LULAC #147 at the 49th
Annual LULAC Orange County District 1 Convention
held April 17, 2004 in Westminster, CA
Approved this 17th
of April 2004.
Adopted this 10th day of July 2004.
Hector M. Flores
LULAC National President |
