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| 1 | + | Amended IN Senate April 04, 2022 Amended IN Senate June 25, 2021 Amended IN Assembly May 24, 2021 Amended IN Assembly March 18, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 868Introduced by Assembly Members Eduardo Garcia, Carrillo, and Mathis Member Eduardo Garcia(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chiu, Cristina Garcia, Gipson, Lorena Gonzalez, McCarty, Ramos, and Santiago)February 17, 2021An act to add Chapter 7.2 (commencing with Section 8670) to Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to emergency services. An act to add Section 424.8 to the Government Code, relating to state government.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 868, as amended, Eduardo Garcia. State of emergency: funeral expense assistance. State milkshake: date shakes.Existing law establishes the state flag and the states emblems, including surfing as the official state sport.This bill would establish the date shake as the official state milkshake.The California Emergency Services Act authorizes the Governor to declare a state of emergency when specified conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property exist, and authorizes the Governor or the appropriate local government to exercise certain powers in response to that emergency.This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to provide, to a person that applies for funeral expense assistance, for eligible funeral home contract costs, as defined, incurred by the person for a decedent who died due to COVID-19 on or after March 4, 2020, or who died as a result of an emergency that is the basis of a state of emergency declared by the Governor on or after January 1, 2022, as described. The bill would require a person seeking funeral expense assistance to contact a nonprofit organization selected by the department to complete an application for such assistance. The bill would require a nonprofit organization selected by the department to conduct intake for funeral expense assistance, and to process applications, developed by the department, on a first-come-first-served basis. The bill would require the application to include specified information, including a certification that eligible funeral home contract costs have not been fully paid for by other public or private sources and that, for eligible funeral home contract costs related to COVID-19 or to a state of emergency also declared by the federal government for which Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance is available, a certification that the applicant is ineligible for FEMA assistance due to immigration status. The bill would provide that any use, by an applicant, of false certification is punishable as a misdemeanor. By creating a new crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.This bill would require the department to review and approve completed applications by regions designated by the department and in the order the nonprofit organization assisted and completed the application for the person seeking funeral expense assistance. The bill would require the department to award, upon receipt of a completed application that fulfills the bills requirements, $5,000 or the amount of the eligible funeral home contract costs for the decedent, whichever is less, for each decedent.This bill would create the Emergency Funeral Expenses Fund for purposes of implementing the bills provisions. The bill would make moneys in the fund available only upon appropriation by the Legislature. The bill would also require the department to allocate moneys for each region designated by the department based on the percentage of low-income individuals in the region and to achieve equitable distribution of funds for underserved regions.This bill would require the department to recapture an award of funds to cover funeral home contract costs that were improperly awarded to a person due to the persons intentional or unintentional misrepresentation of information on their application for funds. The bill would also require a person to pay an administrative fine of $100 if the person intentionally and materially misrepresents information on an application for funds pursuant to the bills provisions. The bill would require recaptured moneys and fines to be deposited into the Emergency Funeral Expenses Fund.This bill would make the operation of these provisions subject to appropriation by the Legislature.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESNO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Date shakes are a type of milkshake made with dates and originated in the Coachella Valley in California.(b) One particular method of making date shakes was invented in 1936 by Shields Date Garden located in the City of Indio. The method involves the use of date crystals, which are dried nubbins of dates that are sweetened with date sugar. The crystals are then mixed with water to create a paste before being blended with other ingredients.(c) Throughout the Coachella Valley, there are numerous date shake shops, especially along Highway 111.(d) Many small desert towns in the Coachella valley rely on the date shakes for tourism and jobs.(e) Date shakes are often referred to as the unofficial drink of the Coachella Valley.(f) Date shakes are a popular drink at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, as well as during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which is colloquially known throughout the world as Coachella Fest.(g) Date shakes are high in fiber, iron, potassium, and niacin.SEC. 2. Section 424.8 is added to the Government Code, to read:424.8. The date shake is the official state milkshake. | |
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| 3 | + | Amended IN Senate April 04, 2022 Amended IN Senate June 25, 2021 Amended IN Assembly May 24, 2021 Amended IN Assembly March 18, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 868Introduced by Assembly Members Eduardo Garcia, Carrillo, and Mathis Member Eduardo Garcia(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chiu, Cristina Garcia, Gipson, Lorena Gonzalez, McCarty, Ramos, and Santiago)February 17, 2021An act to add Chapter 7.2 (commencing with Section 8670) to Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to emergency services. An act to add Section 424.8 to the Government Code, relating to state government.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 868, as amended, Eduardo Garcia. State of emergency: funeral expense assistance. State milkshake: date shakes.Existing law establishes the state flag and the states emblems, including surfing as the official state sport.This bill would establish the date shake as the official state milkshake.The California Emergency Services Act authorizes the Governor to declare a state of emergency when specified conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property exist, and authorizes the Governor or the appropriate local government to exercise certain powers in response to that emergency.This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to provide, to a person that applies for funeral expense assistance, for eligible funeral home contract costs, as defined, incurred by the person for a decedent who died due to COVID-19 on or after March 4, 2020, or who died as a result of an emergency that is the basis of a state of emergency declared by the Governor on or after January 1, 2022, as described. The bill would require a person seeking funeral expense assistance to contact a nonprofit organization selected by the department to complete an application for such assistance. The bill would require a nonprofit organization selected by the department to conduct intake for funeral expense assistance, and to process applications, developed by the department, on a first-come-first-served basis. The bill would require the application to include specified information, including a certification that eligible funeral home contract costs have not been fully paid for by other public or private sources and that, for eligible funeral home contract costs related to COVID-19 or to a state of emergency also declared by the federal government for which Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance is available, a certification that the applicant is ineligible for FEMA assistance due to immigration status. The bill would provide that any use, by an applicant, of false certification is punishable as a misdemeanor. By creating a new crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.This bill would require the department to review and approve completed applications by regions designated by the department and in the order the nonprofit organization assisted and completed the application for the person seeking funeral expense assistance. The bill would require the department to award, upon receipt of a completed application that fulfills the bills requirements, $5,000 or the amount of the eligible funeral home contract costs for the decedent, whichever is less, for each decedent.This bill would create the Emergency Funeral Expenses Fund for purposes of implementing the bills provisions. The bill would make moneys in the fund available only upon appropriation by the Legislature. The bill would also require the department to allocate moneys for each region designated by the department based on the percentage of low-income individuals in the region and to achieve equitable distribution of funds for underserved regions.This bill would require the department to recapture an award of funds to cover funeral home contract costs that were improperly awarded to a person due to the persons intentional or unintentional misrepresentation of information on their application for funds. The bill would also require a person to pay an administrative fine of $100 if the person intentionally and materially misrepresents information on an application for funds pursuant to the bills provisions. The bill would require recaptured moneys and fines to be deposited into the Emergency Funeral Expenses Fund.This bill would make the operation of these provisions subject to appropriation by the Legislature.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESNO | |
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| 8 | 7 | Amended IN Senate April 04, 2022 | |
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| 11 | 10 | Amended IN Assembly March 18, 2021 | |
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| 13 | 12 | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION | |
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| 15 | 14 | Assembly Bill | |
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| 17 | 16 | No. 868 | |
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| 19 | - | Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo | |
| 18 | + | Introduced by Assembly Members Eduardo Garcia, Carrillo, and Mathis Member Eduardo Garcia(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chiu, Cristina Garcia, Gipson, Lorena Gonzalez, McCarty, Ramos, and Santiago)February 17, 2021 | |
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| 21 | - | Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia | |
| 20 | + | Introduced by Assembly Members Eduardo Garcia, Carrillo, and Mathis Member Eduardo Garcia(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chiu, Cristina Garcia, Gipson, Lorena Gonzalez, McCarty, Ramos, and Santiago) | |
| 22 | 21 | February 17, 2021 | |
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| 24 | - | An act to add Section 424.8 to the Government Code, relating to state government. | |
| 23 | + | An act to add Chapter 7.2 (commencing with Section 8670) to Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to emergency services. An act to add Section 424.8 to the Government Code, relating to state government. | |
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| 26 | 25 | LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 28 | 27 | ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 30 | - | AB 868, as amended, Eduardo Garcia. State milkshake: date shakes. | |
| 29 | + | AB 868, as amended, Eduardo Garcia. State of emergency: funeral expense assistance. State milkshake: date shakes. | |
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| 32 | - | Existing law establishes the state flag and the states emblems, including surfing as the official state sport.This bill would establish the date shake as the official state milkshake. | |
| 31 | + | Existing law establishes the state flag and the states emblems, including surfing as the official state sport.This bill would establish the date shake as the official state milkshake.The California Emergency Services Act authorizes the Governor to declare a state of emergency when specified conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property exist, and authorizes the Governor or the appropriate local government to exercise certain powers in response to that emergency.This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to provide, to a person that applies for funeral expense assistance, for eligible funeral home contract costs, as defined, incurred by the person for a decedent who died due to COVID-19 on or after March 4, 2020, or who died as a result of an emergency that is the basis of a state of emergency declared by the Governor on or after January 1, 2022, as described. The bill would require a person seeking funeral expense assistance to contact a nonprofit organization selected by the department to complete an application for such assistance. The bill would require a nonprofit organization selected by the department to conduct intake for funeral expense assistance, and to process applications, developed by the department, on a first-come-first-served basis. The bill would require the application to include specified information, including a certification that eligible funeral home contract costs have not been fully paid for by other public or private sources and that, for eligible funeral home contract costs related to COVID-19 or to a state of emergency also declared by the federal government for which Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance is available, a certification that the applicant is ineligible for FEMA assistance due to immigration status. The bill would provide that any use, by an applicant, of false certification is punishable as a misdemeanor. By creating a new crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.This bill would require the department to review and approve completed applications by regions designated by the department and in the order the nonprofit organization assisted and completed the application for the person seeking funeral expense assistance. The bill would require the department to award, upon receipt of a completed application that fulfills the bills requirements, $5,000 or the amount of the eligible funeral home contract costs for the decedent, whichever is less, for each decedent.This bill would create the Emergency Funeral Expenses Fund for purposes of implementing the bills provisions. The bill would make moneys in the fund available only upon appropriation by the Legislature. The bill would also require the department to allocate moneys for each region designated by the department based on the percentage of low-income individuals in the region and to achieve equitable distribution of funds for underserved regions.This bill would require the department to recapture an award of funds to cover funeral home contract costs that were improperly awarded to a person due to the persons intentional or unintentional misrepresentation of information on their application for funds. The bill would also require a person to pay an administrative fine of $100 if the person intentionally and materially misrepresents information on an application for funds pursuant to the bills provisions. The bill would require recaptured moneys and fines to be deposited into the Emergency Funeral Expenses Fund.This bill would make the operation of these provisions subject to appropriation by the Legislature.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. | |
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| 34 | 33 | Existing law establishes the state flag and the states emblems, including surfing as the official state sport. | |
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| 36 | 35 | This bill would establish the date shake as the official state milkshake. | |
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| 37 | + | The California Emergency Services Act authorizes the Governor to declare a state of emergency when specified conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property exist, and authorizes the Governor or the appropriate local government to exercise certain powers in response to that emergency. | |
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| 41 | + | This bill would require the State Department of Social Services to provide, to a person that applies for funeral expense assistance, for eligible funeral home contract costs, as defined, incurred by the person for a decedent who died due to COVID-19 on or after March 4, 2020, or who died as a result of an emergency that is the basis of a state of emergency declared by the Governor on or after January 1, 2022, as described. The bill would require a person seeking funeral expense assistance to contact a nonprofit organization selected by the department to complete an application for such assistance. The bill would require a nonprofit organization selected by the department to conduct intake for funeral expense assistance, and to process applications, developed by the department, on a first-come-first-served basis. The bill would require the application to include specified information, including a certification that eligible funeral home contract costs have not been fully paid for by other public or private sources and that, for eligible funeral home contract costs related to COVID-19 or to a state of emergency also declared by the federal government for which Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance is available, a certification that the applicant is ineligible for FEMA assistance due to immigration status. The bill would provide that any use, by an applicant, of false certification is punishable as a misdemeanor. By creating a new crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. | |
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| 45 | + | This bill would require the department to review and approve completed applications by regions designated by the department and in the order the nonprofit organization assisted and completed the application for the person seeking funeral expense assistance. The bill would require the department to award, upon receipt of a completed application that fulfills the bills requirements, $5,000 or the amount of the eligible funeral home contract costs for the decedent, whichever is less, for each decedent. | |
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| 49 | + | This bill would create the Emergency Funeral Expenses Fund for purposes of implementing the bills provisions. The bill would make moneys in the fund available only upon appropriation by the Legislature. The bill would also require the department to allocate moneys for each region designated by the department based on the percentage of low-income individuals in the region and to achieve equitable distribution of funds for underserved regions. | |
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| 53 | + | This bill would require the department to recapture an award of funds to cover funeral home contract costs that were improperly awarded to a person due to the persons intentional or unintentional misrepresentation of information on their application for funds. The bill would also require a person to pay an administrative fine of $100 if the person intentionally and materially misrepresents information on an application for funds pursuant to the bills provisions. The bill would require recaptured moneys and fines to be deposited into the Emergency Funeral Expenses Fund. | |
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| 57 | + | This bill would make the operation of these provisions subject to appropriation by the Legislature. | |
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| 61 | + | The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. | |
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| 65 | + | This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. | |
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| 38 | 69 | ## Digest Key | |
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| 40 | 71 | ## Bill Text | |
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| 42 | - | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Date shakes are a type of milkshake made with dates and originated in the Coachella Valley in California.(b) One particular method of making date shakes was invented in 1936 by Shields Date Garden located in the City of Indio. | |
| 73 | + | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Date shakes are a type of milkshake made with dates and originated in the Coachella Valley in California.(b) One particular method of making date shakes was invented in 1936 by Shields Date Garden located in the City of Indio. The method involves the use of date crystals, which are dried nubbins of dates that are sweetened with date sugar. The crystals are then mixed with water to create a paste before being blended with other ingredients.(c) Throughout the Coachella Valley, there are numerous date shake shops, especially along Highway 111.(d) Many small desert towns in the Coachella valley rely on the date shakes for tourism and jobs.(e) Date shakes are often referred to as the unofficial drink of the Coachella Valley.(f) Date shakes are a popular drink at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, as well as during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which is colloquially known throughout the world as Coachella Fest.(g) Date shakes are high in fiber, iron, potassium, and niacin.SEC. 2. Section 424.8 is added to the Government Code, to read:424.8. The date shake is the official state milkshake. | |
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| 44 | 75 | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 46 | 77 | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 48 | - | SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Date shakes are a type of milkshake made with dates and originated in the Coachella Valley in California.(b) One particular method of making date shakes was invented in 1936 by Shields Date Garden located in the City of Indio | |
| 79 | + | SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Date shakes are a type of milkshake made with dates and originated in the Coachella Valley in California.(b) One particular method of making date shakes was invented in 1936 by Shields Date Garden located in the City of Indio. The method involves the use of date crystals, which are dried nubbins of dates that are sweetened with date sugar. The crystals are then mixed with water to create a paste before being blended with other ingredients.(c) Throughout the Coachella Valley, there are numerous date shake shops, especially along Highway 111.(d) Many small desert towns in the Coachella valley rely on the date shakes for tourism and jobs.(e) Date shakes are often referred to as the unofficial drink of the Coachella Valley.(f) Date shakes are a popular drink at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, as well as during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which is colloquially known throughout the world as Coachella Fest.(g) Date shakes are high in fiber, iron, potassium, and niacin. | |
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| 50 | - | SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Date shakes are a type of milkshake made with dates and originated in the Coachella Valley in California.(b) One particular method of making date shakes was invented in 1936 by Shields Date Garden located in the City of Indio | |
| 81 | + | SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Date shakes are a type of milkshake made with dates and originated in the Coachella Valley in California.(b) One particular method of making date shakes was invented in 1936 by Shields Date Garden located in the City of Indio. The method involves the use of date crystals, which are dried nubbins of dates that are sweetened with date sugar. The crystals are then mixed with water to create a paste before being blended with other ingredients.(c) Throughout the Coachella Valley, there are numerous date shake shops, especially along Highway 111.(d) Many small desert towns in the Coachella valley rely on the date shakes for tourism and jobs.(e) Date shakes are often referred to as the unofficial drink of the Coachella Valley.(f) Date shakes are a popular drink at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, as well as during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which is colloquially known throughout the world as Coachella Fest.(g) Date shakes are high in fiber, iron, potassium, and niacin. | |
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| 52 | 83 | SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: | |
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| 54 | 85 | ### SECTION 1. | |
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| 56 | 87 | (a) Date shakes are a type of milkshake made with dates and originated in the Coachella Valley in California. | |
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| 58 | - | (b) One particular method of making date shakes was invented in 1936 by Shields Date Garden located in the City of Indio | |
| 89 | + | (b) One particular method of making date shakes was invented in 1936 by Shields Date Garden located in the City of Indio. The method involves the use of date crystals, which are dried nubbins of dates that are sweetened with date sugar. The crystals are then mixed with water to create a paste before being blended with other ingredients. | |
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| 60 | 91 | (c) Throughout the Coachella Valley, there are numerous date shake shops, especially along Highway 111. | |
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| 62 | - | (d) Many small desert towns in the Coachella | |
| 93 | + | (d) Many small desert towns in the Coachella valley rely on the date shakes for tourism and jobs. | |
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| 64 | - | (e) Date shakes are often referred to as the unofficial drink of the Coachella Valley. | |
| 95 | + | (e) Date shakes are often referred to as the unofficial drink of the Coachella Valley. | |
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| 66 | 97 | (f) Date shakes are a popular drink at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, as well as during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which is colloquially known throughout the world as Coachella Fest. | |
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| 74 | - | (f) Date shakes are high in fiber, iron, potassium, and niacin. | |
| 99 | + | (g) Date shakes are high in fiber, iron, potassium, and niacin. | |
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| 76 | 101 | SEC. 2. Section 424.8 is added to the Government Code, to read:424.8. The date shake is the official state milkshake. | |
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| 78 | 103 | SEC. 2. Section 424.8 is added to the Government Code, to read: | |
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| 80 | 105 | ### SEC. 2. | |
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| 82 | 107 | 424.8. The date shake is the official state milkshake. | |
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| 84 | 109 | 424.8. The date shake is the official state milkshake. | |
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| 86 | 111 | 424.8. The date shake is the official state milkshake. | |
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| 90 | 115 | 424.8. The date shake is the official state milkshake. |