Amended in Assembly August 8, 2016

Amended in Assembly August 1, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 106

Introduced by Assembly Member Gonzalez

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Arambula, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Dababneh, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gordon, Gray, Hadley, Harper, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Quirk, Rendon, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, and Wood)

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September 2, 2015

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 106—Relative to Diaper Need Awareness Week.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 106, as amended, Gonzalez. Diaper Need Awareness Week.

This measure would proclaim the week of September 26, 2016, to October 2, 2016, as Diaper Need Awareness Week and encourage California citizens to donate generously to organizations that distribute diapers to families in need.

Fiscal committee: no.

WHEREAS, Diaper need occurs when a family does not have
a sufficient supply of clean diapers to ensure that infants and
toddlers are clean and healthy, and can adversely affect the
well-being of young children and their families; and

WHEREAS, One in three families experiences diaper need at
some time while their children are less than three years of age, and
nearly half of families delay changing a diaper to extend their
supply; and

WHEREAS, An infant or toddler requires an average of 50
diaper changes per week over three years; 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, Diapers cannot be purchased with CalFresh benefits
or Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) vouchers; therefore,
obtaining a sufficient supply of diapers can cause economic
hardship for millions of families; and

WHEREAS, Diaper need can be a barrier to child care due to
the common requirement that a daily supply of diapers be provided
by the child’s parent or guardian; and

WHEREAS, California recognizes that addressing diaper need
supports the health of, and economic opportunity for, low-income
and middle class families, and the state has a vested interest in
reducing diaper need; and

WHEREAS, California is proud to be home to several strong
nonprofit organizations working at the state and local levels to
combat diaper need; now therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims the week of
September 26, 2016, to October 2, 2016, as Diaper Need
Awareness Week and encourages the citizens of California to
donate generously to organizations that distribute diapers to
families in need; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.