BILL ANALYSIS Ó
ACR 50
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Date of Hearing: June 10, 2013
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Nancy Skinner, Chair
ACR 50 (Gordon/Rendon) - As Introduced: April 22, 2013
SUBJECT : "Parks Make Life Better!"Month.
SUMMARY : Recognizes the importance of access to local parks,
trails, open space, and facilities such as swimming pools, skate
parks, dog parks, tennis courts, nature centers, and museums,
for the health and development of all Californians; and declares
July 2012 as "Parks Make Life Better! Month. Specifically, this
resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1)The Governor, Legislature, and citizens have prioritized
efforts to increase physical activity, access to nature,
spaces for play and exercise, the arts, lifelong learning, and
social connections among children and adults through the
approval of statewide park bond programs.
2)The 2010 California Obesity Prevention Plan states that one in
every nine Californians children, one in three teens, and over
50 percent of adults are overweight or obese, and that obesity
affects all ages, income, educational, ethnic, and disability
groups; and, to address obesity, the State of California must
ensure that all California residents have access to safe
places to play and be active.
3)Participation in physical activities can lower a citizen's
risk of developing chronic health problems, such as high blood
pressure, asthma, heart disease, and diabetes and can help
children grow up to be healthier adults.
4)California's costs attributable to physical inactivity,
obesity, and excess body weight in 2006 were estimated at 41.2
billion dollars; and, in contrast, a 5 percent improvement in
each of these risk factors could result in annual savings of
nearly 2.4 billion dollars.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
ACR 50
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California Park & Recreation Society
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by : Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800