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Bill No: SB 949
Author: Jackson (D)
Amended: 8/20/14
Vote: 21
SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE : 9-0, 4/2/14
AYES: Hernandez, Anderson, Beall, De Le�n, DeSaulnier, Evans,
Monning, Nielsen, Wolk
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 9-0, 4/30/14
AYES: Liu, Wyland, Block, Correa, Galgiani, Hancock, Hueso,
Huff, Monning
SENATE FLOOR : 36-0, 5/27/14
AYES: Anderson, Beall, Berryhill, Block, Cannella, Corbett,
Correa, De Le�n, DeSaulnier, Evans, Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani,
Hancock, Hernandez, Hill, Hueso, Huff, Jackson, Knight, Lara,
Leno, Lieu, Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nielsen, Padilla,
Pavley, Roth, Steinberg, Torres, Vidak, Walters, Wolk, Wyland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Calderon, Liu, Wright, Yee
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 69-6, 8/25/14 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : After school programs
SOURCE : California State Alliance of YMCAs
DIGEST : This bill establishes the Distinguished After School
Health Recognition Program (DASH Program), for after school
programs meeting specified requirements, to be administered by
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the Department of Education (DOE). Requires that funding for
the recognition program be subject to an appropriation in the
annual Budget Act or another statute, or by funding from
nonstate sources and sunsets the provisions of this bill on
January 1, 2018.
Assembly amendments (1) make technical changes; (2) establish a
sunset date; (3) remove references to the Department of Public
Health administering the DASH Program; and (4) require an after
school program to maintain in its records a document signed by
all parents acknowledging they are aware of the DASH Program
requirements.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1. Establishes the Child Care and Development Services Act,
which provides, among other things, a comprehensive,
coordinated, and cost-effective system of child care and
development services for children from infancy to 13 years of
age and their parents, including a full range of supervision,
health, and support services through full- and part-time
programs.
2. Provides for the licensure and regulation of various types
of child care facilities, including day care centers, by the
Department of Social Services.
This bill:
1. States that this act shall be known, and may be cited, as
the DASH Program and is to be administered by the DOE.
2. Makes various legislative findings and declarations related
to childhood obesity and its associated costs.
3. Establishes various definitions.
4. Requires the DOE to develop a process, to be administered on
its Internet Web site, for an after school program to be
recognized as an after school program that meets the
requirements of these provisions and is required to include
all resources and links that an after school program may use
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to meet the requirements, as specified.
5. Requires the process to provide an after school program with
the option to create a certificate, using a template designed
by the DOE, that includes a document, signed by the after
school program director, demonstrating the manner in which
the after school program meets specified criteria.
6. Requires a certificate issued under these provisions to be
valid for one calendar year. Specifies that an after school
program that wishes to create a new certificate for the
subsequent year shall, by January 1 of that year, verify with
the DOE that the after school program continues to follow the
DASH Program criteria.
7. Requires the DOE to maintain and update a list of after
school programs that qualify under the provisions of this
article and shall post that list on its Internet Web site,
including the date of qualification for each after school
program.
8. Specifies that funding for the recognition program
established pursuant to this bill is subject to an
appropriation being made for purposes of this article in the
annual Budget Act or another statute, or the receipt of
funding from nonstate sources.
9. Establishes a sunset date of January 1, 2018.
Background
Obesity and other chronic diseases . The Department of Public
Health issued a study, The Burden of Chronic Disease and Injury,
in 2013 that highlights some of the leading causes of death,
such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, and respiratory disease,
all of which have a strong connection to obesity. Diabetes is
another serious chronic disease stemming from obesity that
adversely affects quality of life and results in serious medical
costs. The last decade has witnessed a 32% rise in diabetes
prevalence, affecting some 3.9 million people and costing
upwards of $24 billion per year. According to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, more than one-third of U.S.
adults are obese, and approximately 12.5 million children and
adolescents ages 2 to 19 years are obese. Research indicates a
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tripling in the youth obesity rate over the past three decades.
While this increase has stabilized between the years 2005 and
2010, in 2010, 38% of public school children were overweight and
obese. Overweight youth face increased risks for many serious
detrimental health conditions that do not commonly occur during
childhood, including high cholesterol and type-2 diabetes.
Additionally, more than 80% of obese adolescents remain obese as
adults.
Comments
According to the author's office, poor nutrition and lack of
physical activity have caused a dramatic rise in childhood
obesity in our state and nationwide. After school programs have
a responsibility to provide nutritious, healthy foods and
adequate amounts of physical activity to their program
participants. Unfortunately, there is no incentive for
out-of-school time or after school programs to provide these
healthy foods and physical activity. The author's office states
that it is not uncommon for after school programs to provide
sugary drinks, junk food, and relegate their program
participants to watching TV, remaining sedentary, or without
access to outside play. The author's office believes that after
school program providers are critical in improving children's
eating and physical activity habits and should be encouraged and
recognized for providing excellent nutrition and physical
activity in their programs.
Prior Legislation
AB 626 (Skinner and Lowenthal, Chapter 706, Statutes of 2013)
made numerous changes to law related to school nutrition, mostly
to conform to the federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.
SB 464 (Jackson of 2013) would have established the Healthy
Eating and Physical Activity Act within the Child Care and
Development Services Act (CCDSA) to establish standards for
nutrition and physical activity for early childhood education
programs, infant care programs, and after-school programs
conducted under the CCDSA. This bill failed in the Senate
Education Committee without being heard.
AB 1178 (Bocanegra of 2013) would have established the
California Promise Neighborhood Initiative to provide funding to
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schools that have formalized partnerships with local agencies
and community organizations to provide a network of services to
improve the health, safety, education, and economic development
of a defined area. The bill was held in suspense in the
Assembly Appropriations Committee.
AB 581 (John A. P�rez, Chapter 505, Statutes of 2011) created
the CHFFI, the CHFFI Fund, and the CHFFI Council for the purpose
of expanding access to healthy foods in underserved communities.
The bill also required the Secretary of DFA, by July 1, 2012,
to prepare recommended actions to be taken to promote food
access within California. This authority remains in effect
until January 1, 2017.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
Unknown with recent amendments.
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/26/14)
California State Alliance of YMCAs (source)
AFSCME
American Academy of Pediatrics, Greater Los Angeles (Regional
Chapter 2)
American Academy of Pediatrics, Northern California (Regional
Chapter 1)
American Academy of Pediatrics, Orange County (Regional Chapter
4)
American Academy of Pediatrics, San Diego (Regional Chapter 3)
Association of California Healthcare Districts
California Academy of Physician Assistants
California Center for Public Health Advocacy
California Collaboration for Youth
California Food Policy Advocates
California School Employees Association
California School Nutrition Association
California State Parent-Teacher Association
Center for Collaborative Solutions
County of Santa Barbara
EcoFarm
Junior Leagues of California State Public Affairs Committee
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ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 69-6, 08/25/14
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Ammiano, Bloom, Bocanegra, Bonilla,
Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau,
Ch�vez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley, Dababneh, Daly, Dickinson,
Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez,
Gordon, Gorell, Gray, Grove, Hagman, Hall, Roger Hern�ndez,
Holden, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Lowenthal, Maienschein,
Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nestande,
Olsen, Pan, Perea, John A. P�rez, V. Manuel P�rez, Quirk,
Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Skinner,
Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk,
Williams, Yamada, Atkins
NOES: Allen, Dahle, Donnelly, Harkey, Jones, Mansoor
NO VOTE RECORDED: Bigelow, Beth Gaines, Logue, Patterson,
Vacancy
JL:d 8/26/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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