Amended in Assembly March 31, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 154

Introduced by Assembly Member Gipson

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Baker, Bloom, Bonilla, Brough, Burke, Calderon, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Hadley, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O’Donnell, Olsen, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, and Wood)

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March 14, 2016

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 154—Relative to National Nutrition Month.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 154, as amended, Gipson. National Nutrition Month.

This measure would recognize the month of March 2016 as National Nutrition Month.

Fiscal committee: no.

WHEREAS, CalFresh is a federally mandated, state-supervised,
and county-operated government program designed to eliminate
hunger in the United States that serves over four million
Californians living in poverty, providing them an important lifeline
by giving them access to food to feed themselves and their families;
and

WHEREAS, It is important to California’s economy to fully
use every possible source of funding for its safety net programs;
and

WHEREAS, Federal benefit dollars such as those brought in by
CalFresh not only provide critical nutrition assistance to our state’s
neediest residents, but they directly benefit local economies and
jobs; and

WHEREAS, According to the United States Department of
Agriculture, every $1 of additional federal Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program benefits results in $1.79 of new local economic
activity; and

WHEREAS, All potentially eligible families in California need
to be aware and use nutrition programs to help stay healthy and
stretch food dollars during these difficult economic times; and

WHEREAS, CalFresh benefits help families stretch their food
dollars to buy more healthy foods for the whole family; and

WHEREAS, California grocers are on the front-lines of
providing healthy foods to these communities on a daily basis; and

WHEREAS, California grocers have remained committed to
the effort of CalFresh along with raising the awareness of the
program within the communities they serve; and

WHEREAS, It is important for grocery stores to promote
wellness by providing consumers with fresh quality products every
day because they understand that communities who eat healthy
are less likely to have to go to the doctor due to preventable
conditions; and

WHEREAS, The partnership between Calfresh and California
grocers remains as strong as ever, particularly in these times of
need; and

WHEREAS, The month of March is National Nutrition Month,
and should serve as an opportunity to recognize that no one diet
is right for everyone, but it is important to maintain wholesome
food choices as part of a healthy lifestyle; now, therefore be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes the importance
and value of the CalFresh program in conjunction with California
grocers in feeding families and promoting healthy eating; and be
it further

Resolved, That the Legislature recognizes the month of March
2016 as National Nutrition Month, and encourages all Californians
to join the campaign and become concerned about their nutrition
and the nutrition of others in the hope of achieving optimum health
for both today and tomorrow; and be it further

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