BILL NUMBER: SCR 131	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Gaines
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Dahle)

                        JUNE 24, 2014

   Relative to Diaper Need Awareness Week.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 131, as introduced, Gaines. Diaper Need Awareness Week.
   This measure would proclaim the week of September 8, 2014, to
September 14, 2014, inclusive, as Diaper Need Awareness Week and
encourage California citizens to donate generously to diaper banks,
diaper drives, and those organizations that distribute diapers to
families in need.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, The people of California recognize that economic
opportunity for individuals can lead to improved health for families
and their communities; and
   WHEREAS, Many children in California under three years of age live
in low-income households, and 18 percent of all children under 18
years of age in the County of Nevada live in poverty; and
   WHEREAS, Access to a reliable supply of clean diapers is a
necessity for the health and welfare of infants and toddlers, their
families, and child and health care providers; and
   WHEREAS, The average infant or toddler requires an average of 50
diaper changes per week over three years; and
   WHEREAS, Diapers cannot be bought with CalFresh benefits or Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC) vouchers, therefore providing a
sufficient supply of diapers can cause economic hardship to needy
families; and
   WHEREAS, A supply of diapers is generally an eligibility
requirement for infant and toddlers to participate in childcare
programs; and
   WHEREAS, When infants and toddlers cannot participate in childcare
programs, it makes it very difficult for their parents and guardians
to participate in the workforce, thereby causing economic harm to
many families; and
   WHEREAS, California is proud to be home to various community
organizations that recognize the importance of diapers in helping to
provide economic stability for families and distribute diapers to
poor families through various channels; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims the week of
September 8, 2014, to September 14, 2014, inclusive, as Diaper Need
Awareness Week and encourages the citizens of California to donate
generously to diaper banks, diaper drives, and those organizations
that distribute diapers to families in need to help alleviate diaper
need in California; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.