Amendment
Bill No. 0627

Amendment No. 409905

CHAMBER ACTION
Senate		House
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1	Representative Bullard offered the following:
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3	Amendment (with title amendment)
4	Remove lines 15 and 16 and insert:
5	commemorating January 6 as "Three Kings Day" and recognize that
6	many residents of the state celebrate the occasion as a time to
7	be with their family and friends, attend services, exchange
8	gifts, and celebrate their cultural heritage.
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10	======= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T =======
11	Remove line 5 and insert:
12	commemorating the occasion; providing an effective date.
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14	WHEREAS, the Hispanic history of this state began in 1513
15	when Ponce de Leon arrived in the land he called La Pascua
16	Florida, and
17	WHEREAS, this Hispanic history of the state was
18	strengthened when, in 1565, Pedro Menendez de Aviles founded San
19	Augustin, or St. Augustine, the first permanent European
20	settlement in what is now the United States, and
21	WHEREAS, Florida was a Spanish colony for almost 300 years,
22	except for a 20-year period between 1763 and 1783, until the
23	Adams-Onis Treaty ceded Florida to the United States in 1821,
24	and
25	WHEREAS, Hispanic people have remained in Florida since it
26	was a Spanish colony, and
27	WHEREAS, Hispanic food, traditions, and culture have
28	contributed greatly to the state in the past, and
29	WHEREAS, the Hispanic population of Florida has grown
30	substantially in recent history by immigration and, as a result,
31	the Hispanic population continues to influence the food,
32	traditions, and culture of Florida, and
33	WHEREAS, El Dia de los Reyes, or "Three Kings Day," is a
34	day that has not only religious meaning for many Hispanics but
35	is also a day that has deep cultural roots that encourage
36	extended families and friends to visit each other and enjoy each
37	other's company, to celebrate, and to exchange gifts, NOW,
38	THEREFORE,

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