BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: March 28, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Gordon, Chair
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154 (Gipson) - As Introduced March 14, 2016
SUBJECT: National Nutrition Month
SUMMARY: Recognizes the month of March 2016 as National
Nutrition Month. Specifically, this resolution makes the
following legislative findings:
1)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.
2)CalFresh is a federally mandated, state-supervised, and
county-operated government program designed to eliminate
hunger in the United States that serves four million
Californians living in poverty, providing them an important
lifeline by giving them access to food to feed themselves and
their families.
3)It is important to California's economy to fully use every
possible source of funding for its safety net programs; and
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
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economic activity.
4)California grocers are on the front-lines of providing healthy
foods to communities on a daily basis; and the grocers have
remained committed to the effort of CalFresh along with
raising the awareness of the program within the communities
they serve.
5)CalFresh benefits help families stretch their food dollars to
buy more healthy foods for the whole family. The partnership
between CalFresh and California grocers remains as strong as
ever, particularly in these times of need.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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