BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 50
Author: Gordon (D) and Rendon (D), et al.
Amended: 6/14/13 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 6/14/13
SUBJECT : Parks Make Life Better! Month
SOURCE : California Park and Recreation Society
DIGEST : This resolution 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 2013 as "Parks Make Life
Better!" Month.
ANALYSIS : 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% of adults are overweight or obese, and that obesity
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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; and, in contrast, a 5% improvement in each of
these risk factors could result in annual savings of nearly
$2.4 billion.
This resolution 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 2013 as "Parks Make Life Better!" Month.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 6/18/13)
California Park and Recreation Society (source)
PQ/RM:k 6/18/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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