Category: Farmworkers
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The César Chávez Day Court Holiday Act: How SB 1112 Made March 31 a Coordinated California Holiday
In 2000, the California state court that was hearing cases on March 31 was, in most cases, a court that was hearing cases on the day that the state employees were being given as a paid holiday. Senator Richard G. Polanco wrote a law that closed the court. The law was SB 1112.
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The Employee Housing Act: How SB 305 Brought Employer-Provided Housing Under California State Regulation
In the early 1990s, the California farmworker who arrived at employer-provided housing after a long day in the field was, in many cases, arriving at a dwelling that the state had never inspected. Senator Richard G. Polanco wrote a law that changed that. The law was SB 305, the Employee Housing Act.
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SB 984 and César Chávez Day: The Record of the Law
In the spring of 2000, a single California law made César Chávez the first farmworker in the history of the United States to be honored with a paid state holiday in his own name. The author was Richard G. Polanco. This is the record of that law.