BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair
2084 (Brownley)
Hearing Date: 07/15/2010 Amended: 06/15/2010
Consultant: Dan Troy Policy Vote: Health 6-1
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BILL SUMMARY: AB 2084 would require licensed child day care
facilities, under most conditions, to comply with the following
requirements relating to beverages served:
Serve only lowfat or nonfat milk to children aged 2 or
older, whenever milk is served.
Limit juice to no more than one serving per day of 100
percent juice.
Serve no beverages with added sweeteners.
Make safe and clean drinking water available throughout
the day.
These requirements would not apply to beverages provided by the
child's parent or legal guardian, nor would they prohibit a
facility from meeting the medical needs of the child.
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Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Fund
Beverage requirements $150 $150 $150
General
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STAFF COMMENTS: This bill meets the criteria for referral to the
Suspense File.
Federal law establishes the Child and Adult Care Food Program
(CACFP) for the purpose of subsidizing meals and snacks for
child care centers and other programs to ensure adequate
nutrition is provided while under care. In California, CACFP is
administered by the Department of Education. Also, under state
law, the Department of Social Services is authorized to license
and regulate child care centers and ensure that the centers meet
specified requirements.
As described in the Senate Health Committee analysis, there is
evidence that consumption of sugary beverages (soda, sports
drinks, etc.) has been rising among Californians including for
children aged 2 to 11 and that this increase in consumption is
linked to increases in obesity. The analysis cites a recent
report that finds that obesity among the children aged 6 to 11
has quadrupled since over the past three decades. According to
information provided by the sponsor, this bill is intended to
address the issue of child obesity by using child day care
facilities as a resource to for improving nutrition and
establishing healthy life-long consumption habits.
The Department of Social Services (DSS) believes this bill would
likely drive new costs related to oversight, evaluation, and
training of staff. These costs are estimated to be
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approximately $150,000 per year. Staff understands that the DSS
is working with the author to find ways to limit the bill's
costs.
AB 627 (Brownley, 2009) would have established a pilot project
where participating child and adult day centers would have
received a higher meal reimbursement rate in exchange for
meeting heightened nutritional standards. The Governor vetoed
this bill citing pressure to add new funding for the program.