BILL ANALYSIS
SCR 93
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Date of Hearing: June 17, 2010
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Nancy Skinner, Chair
SCR 93 (DeSaulnier) - As Introduced: June 15, 2010
SENATE VOTE : 28-1
SUBJECT : Summer Learning and Wellness Month.
SUMMARY : Designates July 2010 as Summer Learning and Wellness
Month; and, recognizes that all children need fun, safe, and
educational opportunities in the summertime that prevent summer
learning loss and summer weight gain. Specifically, this
resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1)Measurable learning loss due to an absence of summer learning
and enrichment disproportionately affects children from
low-income families; and, the supply of low-cost summer
programs in California is extremely limited relative to the
number of children with low-income parents.
2)Many children with low-income parents lose access to healthy
school meals and organized physical activity during the summer
months; and, studies indicate that most children gain weight
more rapidly when they are out of school for summer,
especially African American and Hispanic children.
3)The national Summer Learning Day on June 21 celebrates how
public and private summer programs send young people back to
school ready to learn, support families, and help keep
children safe and healthy.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
Partnership for Children and Youth
Opposition
None on file
SCR 93
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Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800