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          SENATE THIRD READING
          SCR 71 (Cannella)
          As Amended  May 15, 2012
          Majority vote 

           SENATE VOTE  :38-0  
           
           RULES               11-0                                        
           
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          |Ayes:|Skinner, Silva, Alejo,    |
          |     |Butler, Carter, Davis,    |
          |     |Donnelly, Hagman, Hueso,  |
          |     |Knight, Williams          |
          |     |                          |
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           SUMMARY  :  States the Legislature's support for the programs and 
          initiatives administered by the University of California 
          Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources and would request 
          the United States Department of Agriculture, the Regents of the 
          University of California, and the board of supervisors in each 
          county in the state to continue their support and funding of 
          this division.  Specifically,  this resolution  states the 
          following legislative findings:

          1)The University of California Division of Agriculture and 
            Natural Resources (UCDANR) is a network of researchers and 
            educators dedicated to the creation, development, and 
            application of knowledge to local and statewide problems; and, 
            UCDANR has a physical presence in 57 of California's 58 
            counties to provide local access to UC resources.

          2)The University of California (UC) Cooperative Extension 
            supports healthy communities by developing science-based 
            strategies whose goals include, but are not limited to, 
            preventing childhood obesity and diabetes, offering nutrition 
            education, reducing pesticides in our agriculture, and 
            protecting our state resources from the harmful effects of 
            invasive species.

          3)Innovations developed by the UCDANR Agricultural Experiment 
            Station and the UC Cooperative Extension help drive 
            California's $35 billion agricultural industry; and, in 2011 
            the UCDANR trained 4-H volunteers, through the Master Gardner 








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            Program, who have dedicated 1.9 million hours to improving the 
            lives of young people, enhancing their communities, and 
            providing sound research-based information to homeowners and 
            backyard gardeners.

          4)The UCDANR has sustained substantial funding cuts in recent 
            years and has lost a number of academic appointments, which 
            have caused the UC cooperative extensionists to assume 
            responsibility for multiple counties and are threatening the 
            ability to maintain these valuable services.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None 


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


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