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| 2 | 2 | | *JMB181* 03/18/2025 6:31:02 PM JMB181 |
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| 3 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly 2 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 HR 1094 3 |
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| 7 | 7 | | By: Representative Duffield 5 |
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| 10 | 10 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION 8 |
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| 11 | 11 | | TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE ISSUE OF FOOD INSECURITY; 9 |
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| 12 | 12 | | TO ACKNOWLEDGE SCHOOL BREAKFAST MONTH IN ARKANSAS; 10 |
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| 13 | 13 | | AND TO WORK TOWARD A SOLUTION TO THE ISSUE OF FOOD 11 |
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| 14 | 14 | | INSECURITY IN ARKANSAS. 12 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Subtitle 15 |
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| 18 | 18 | | TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE ISSUE OF FOOD 16 |
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| 19 | 19 | | INSECURITY; TO ACKNOWLEDGE SCHOOL 17 |
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| 20 | 20 | | BREAKFAST MONTH IN ARKANSAS; AND TO WORK 18 |
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| 21 | 21 | | TOWARD A SOLUTION TO THE ISSUE OF FOOD 19 |
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| 22 | 22 | | INSECURITY IN ARKANSAS. 20 |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Arkansas was ranked number one (1) in food insecurity in the 22 |
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| 25 | 25 | | United States based on 2023 survey responses in a report issued in 2024; and 23 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, over nineteen percent (19%) of families report that they do 25 |
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| 28 | 28 | | not have access to enough food for active, healthy living, which contributes 26 |
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| 29 | 29 | | to diet-related health issues and other negative impacts; and 27 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, nearly one (1) in four (4) children in Arkansas struggle with 29 |
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| 32 | 32 | | food insecurity, resulting in higher absences from school, lower test scores, 30 |
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| 33 | 33 | | and increased stress; and 31 |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, the House of Representatives is committed to improving the 33 |
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| 36 | 36 | | lives and health of Arkansans, 34 |
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| 38 | 38 | | NOW THEREFORE, 36 HR1094 |
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| 41 | 41 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL 1 |
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| 42 | 42 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 2 |
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| 44 | 44 | | THAT the House of Representatives shall act to: 4 |
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| 45 | 45 | | (1) Raise awareness about the issue of food insecurity and its 5 |
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| 46 | 46 | | causes by working with hunger relief organizations, healthcare groups, 6 |
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| 47 | 47 | | businesses, school nutrition directors, and others; 7 |
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| 48 | 48 | | (2) Encourage members of the House of Representatives to visit: 8 |
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| 49 | 49 | | (A) One (1) food pantry in their district; and 9 |
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| 50 | 50 | | (B) One (1) school in their district during School 10 |
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| 51 | 51 | | Breakfast Month; 11 |
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| 52 | 52 | | (3) Work to develop and enact policies to address the issue of 12 |
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| 53 | 53 | | food insecurity in addition to universal breakfast for public school 13 |
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| 54 | 54 | | children; and 14 |
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| 55 | 55 | | (4) Monitor and evaluate data related to actions taken by the 15 |
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| 56 | 56 | | General Assembly in moving the needle on food insecurity in Arkansas. 16 |
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