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          Date of Hearing:  April 13, 2015 


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                                Richard Gordon, Chair


          HR 15  
          (Eggman) - As Introduced April 6, 2015


          SUBJECT:   California Thursday.


          SUMMARY:  Proclaims April 23, 2015, as California Thursday in  
          the State of California.  Specifically, this resolution makes  
          the following legislative findings:


          1)"California Thursday" is a collaboration between the Center  
            for Ecoliteracy, participating school districts, and allied  
            organizations to serve healthy, freshly prepared school meals  
            made from California-grown food.


          2)Forty-two innovative school districts across California,  
            including small rural, urban, and suburban school districts;  
            collectively serve over 250 million meals each year, have  
            joined the "California Thursdays" network.


          3)California agriculture leads the nation, its 80,500 farms and  
            ranches received $42.6 billion for their output in 2013, and  
            its agricultural abundance comprises more than 400  
            commodities, including nearly one-half of United States-grown  
            fruit, nuts, and vegetables.









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          4)Growing evidence demonstrates an association between nutrition  
            and academic performance, and California children will benefit  
            from understanding where their food comes from and how it  
            reaches the table.


          5)"California Thursdays" is a bite-sized implementation program  
            to improve school food systems in order to improve student  
            health and academic achievement, local and state economies,  
            and the environment, creating a "triple win."


          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:




          Support


          Center for Ecoliteracy




          Opposition


          None on file




          Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800









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