Bill Text: CA ACR154 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: National Nutrition Month.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 46-18-1)

Status: (Passed) 2016-09-07 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 173, Statutes of 2016. [ACR154 Detail]

Download: California-2015-ACR154-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: ACR 154	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  173
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  AUGUST 25, 2016
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 31, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 31, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gipson
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen,
Baker, Bloom, Bonilla, Brough, Burke, Calderon, Chang, Chau, Chávez,
Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman,
Frazier, Beth Gaines, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gomez,
Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Hadley, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kim,
Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes,
McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen,
Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Steinorth, Mark
Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, and Wood)

                        MARCH 14, 2016

   Relative to National Nutrition Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 154, Gipson. National Nutrition Month.
   This measure would recognize the month of March 2016 as National
Nutrition Month.



   WHEREAS, CalFresh is a federally mandated, state-supervised, and
county-operated government program designed to eliminate hunger in
the United States that serves over four million Californians living
in poverty, providing them an important lifeline by giving them
access to food to feed themselves and their families; and
   WHEREAS, It is important to California's economy to fully use
every possible source of funding for its safety net programs; and
   WHEREAS, Federal benefit dollars such as those brought in by
CalFresh not only provide critical nutrition assistance to our state'
s neediest residents, but they directly benefit local economies and
jobs; and
   WHEREAS, According to the United States Department of Agriculture,
every $1 of additional federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program benefits results in $1.79 of new local economic activity; and

   WHEREAS, All potentially eligible families in California need to
be aware and use nutrition programs to help stay healthy and stretch
food dollars during these difficult economic times; and
   WHEREAS, CalFresh benefits help families stretch their food
dollars to buy more healthy foods for the whole family; and
   WHEREAS, California grocers are on the front-lines of providing
healthy foods to these communities on a daily basis; and
   WHEREAS, California grocers have remained committed to the effort
of CalFresh along with raising the awareness of the program within
the communities they serve; and
   WHEREAS, It is important for grocery stores to promote wellness by
providing consumers with fresh quality products every day because
they understand that communities who eat healthy are less likely to
have to go to the doctor due to preventable conditions; and
   WHEREAS, The partnership between Calfresh and California grocers
remains as strong as ever, particularly in these times of need; and
   WHEREAS, The month of March is National Nutrition Month, and
should serve as an opportunity to recognize that no one diet is right
for everyone, but it is important to maintain wholesome food choices
as part of a healthy lifestyle; now, therefore be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes the importance
and value of the CalFresh program in conjunction with California
grocers in feeding families and promoting healthy eating; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Legislature recognizes the month of March 2016
as National Nutrition Month, and encourages all Californians to join
the campaign and become concerned about their nutrition and the
nutrition of others in the hope of achieving optimum health for both
today and tomorrow; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
the resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.