BILL ANALYSIS �
SCR 131
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Date of Hearing: August 14, 2014
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Richard S. Gordon, Chair
SCR 131 (Gaines) - As Introduced: June 24, 2014
SENATE VOTE : 35-0
SUBJECT : Diaper Need Awareness Week.
SUMMARY : Proclaims the week of September 8, 2014, to September
14, 2014, inclusive, as Diaper Needs Awareness Week and
encourages California citizens to donate generously to diaper
banks, diaper drivers, and those organizations that distribute
diapers to families in need. Specifically, this resolution
makes the following legislative findings:
1)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 Nevada County live in poverty.
2)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.
3)The average infant or toddler requires an average of 50 diaper
changes per week over three years. Diapers cannot be bought
with CalFresh benefits or WIC (Women, Infants and Children)
vouchers, therefore providing a sufficient supply of diapers
can cause economic hardship to needy families.
4)A supply of diapers is generally an eligibility requirement
for infant and toddlers to participate in childcare programs
and 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.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
SCR 131
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None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by : Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800