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          Date of Hearing:   August 17, 2015


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                                Richard Gordon, Chair


          SCR  
          65 (Cannella) - As Amended June 10, 2015


          SENATE VOTE:  38-0


          SUBJECT:  June Dairy Month.


          SUMMARY:  Proclaims the month of June to be Dairy Month in  
          California, in honor of the work of dairy producers in  
          California and encourages all Californians to continue to  
          support the American dairy industry by including dairy products  
          as part of a healthy diet.  Specifically, this resolution makes  
          the following legislative findings:


          1)The national "June Dairy Month," originally known as National  
            Milk Month, has been an annual tradition since 1937, and is a  
            great opportunity for Americans to honor dairy farmers and to  
            recognize the importance of dairy products to a healthy diet  
            for many Americans.


          2)California is the nation's number one milk-producing state,  
            the number two cheese-producing state, and dairy is the  
            state's number one agricultural commodity.

          3)Dairy foods provide essential nutrients, including 75 percent  








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            of the calcium naturally available in the food supply, as well  
            as potassium, magnesium, and vitamin A, and milk is the number  
            one source of calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and vitamin D in  
            the American diet.

          4)Dairy foods, when consumed as part of a healthy diet, may help  
            to reduce osteoporosis, hypertension, obesity, colon cancer,  
            and metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that can also  
            lead to heart disease and type II diabetes.  
          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:




          Support


          Western United Dairymen




          Opposition


          None on file




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












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