Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 131

Introduced by Senator Gaines

(Coauthor: Assembly Member Dahle)

June 24, 2014

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 131—Relative to Diaper Need Awareness Week.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SCR 131, as introduced, Gaines. Diaper Need Awareness Week.

This measure would proclaim the week of September 8, 2014, to September 14, 2014, inclusive, as Diaper Need Awareness Week and encourage California citizens to donate generously to diaper banks, diaper drives, and those organizations that distribute diapers to families in need.

Fiscal committee: no.

WHEREAS, The people of California recognize that economic
opportunity for individuals can lead to improved health for families
and their communities; and

WHEREAS, Many children in California under three years of
age live in low-income households, and 18 percent of all children
under 18 years of age in the County of Nevada live in poverty;
and

WHEREAS, Access to a reliable supply of clean diapers is a
necessity for the health and welfare of infants and toddlers, their
families, and child and health care providers; and

WHEREAS, The average infant or toddler requires an average
of 50 diaper changes per week over three years; and

WHEREAS, Diapers cannot be bought with CalFresh benefits
or Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) vouchers, therefore
providing a sufficient supply of diapers can cause economic
hardship to needy families; and

WHEREAS, A supply of diapers is generally an eligibility
requirement for infant and toddlers to participate in childcare
programs; and

WHEREAS, When infants and toddlers cannot participate in
childcare programs, it makes it very difficult for their parents and
guardians to participate in the workforce, thereby causing economic
harm to many families; and

WHEREAS, California is proud to be home to various
community organizations that recognize the importance of diapers
in helping to provide economic stability for families and distribute
diapers to poor families through various channels; now, therefore,
be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims the week of
September 8, 2014, to September 14, 2014, inclusive, as Diaper
Need Awareness Week and encourages the citizens of California
to donate generously to diaper banks, diaper drives, and those
organizations that distribute diapers to families in need to help
alleviate diaper need in California; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.