Bill Text: TX HCR67 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 2013 as Child Nutrition Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-10 - Signed by the Governor [HCR67 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HCR67-Enrolled.html
H.C.R. No. 67 |
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WHEREAS, Good nutrition plays a vital role in helping | ||
children to learn and in promoting their physical and mental | ||
health; and | ||
WHEREAS, The type, quality, and amount of food that children | ||
consume each day affect | ||
their overall fitness; the benefits of | ||
balanced nutrition are long-term and include reduced risk of future | ||
problems like cardiovascular disease and diabetes; and | ||
WHEREAS, Children who are undernourished cannot learn as | ||
much, as quickly, or as thoroughly; hunger impairs their ability to | ||
concentrate and perform well in school, and it makes children more | ||
prone to fatigue, as well as to having headaches, colds, and | ||
behavioral and emotional problems; and | ||
WHEREAS, Recognizing the importance of good nutrition, the | ||
State of Texas serves meals to more than 1.5 million schoolchildren | ||
each day and 16 million breakfasts and lunches to children in | ||
low-income areas throughout the summer; and | ||
WHEREAS, An adequate, balanced diet supports children's | ||
physical and educational development, and efforts to alleviate | ||
child hunger and to promote healthy eating habits contribute | ||
immeasurably to the well-being of children and society alike; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby recognize March 2013 as Child Nutrition Month and call on all | ||
citizens to learn more about the importance of good child nutrition | ||
and how they can help to promote it. | ||
Rodriguez of Travis | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.C.R. No. 67 was adopted by the House on March | ||
7, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.C.R. No. 67 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
1, 2013, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |