Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 33 CHAPTER 36 Relative to school nutrition programs. [ Filed with Secretary of State April 25, 2023. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 33, Robert Rivas. School Breakfast Week.This measure would proclaim March 6, 2023, to March 10, 2023, inclusive, as School Breakfast Week and would recognize the importance of school nutrition programs and school nutrition staff in addressing the needs of the states pupils.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, National School Breakfast Week is observed annually to promote the importance of a nutritious breakfast to pupil health and learning, and to recognize the critical role of the federal School Breakfast Program in meeting the nutritional needs of children across the United States; and WHEREAS, An estimated one in eight children in the state live in food insecure households, meaning that they do not have consistent access to adequate food for an active and healthy life; andWHEREAS, The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic challenges have heightened economic hardship among many families in the state, especially within communities of color, with an estimated 1,100,000 California children having faced hunger in 2022; andWHEREAS, School nutrition programs provide vital healthy meals to pupils every schoolday, nourishing pupils; andWHEREAS, Increasing access to school breakfast helps pupils excel academically and supports their ability to learn and perform, such as with better test scores, improved concentration, and fewer absences and class disruptions; and WHEREAS, School breakfast participation also helps improve pupils overall diet, builds healthy and lifelong eating habits, improves food security, and advances child health and well-being; and WHEREAS, School breakfast will continue to play a critical role in keeping pupils nourished through the 202223 school year and beyond, and making breakfast a part of the schoolday, commonly known as Breakfast After the Bell, is an effective way to ensure that more pupils realize the benefits of breakfast; andWHEREAS, The Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom recognized the critical need to ensure healthy meals for all California pupils and enacted the Free School Meals for All Act of 2021 so all pupils will have access to free school meals, including breakfast, beginning in the 202223 school year; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims March 6, 2023, to March 10, 2023, inclusive, as School Breakfast Week; and be it furtherResolved, That the Legislature recognizes the critical role of the federal School Breakfast Program in meeting the nutritional needs of pupils; and be it furtherResolved, That the Legislature recognizes the invaluable service of school nutrition staff who work tirelessly to administer the federal School Breakfast Program, even amidst unprecedented challenges; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 33 CHAPTER 36 Relative to school nutrition programs. [ Filed with Secretary of State April 25, 2023. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 33, Robert Rivas. School Breakfast Week.This measure would proclaim March 6, 2023, to March 10, 2023, inclusive, as School Breakfast Week and would recognize the importance of school nutrition programs and school nutrition staff in addressing the needs of the states pupils.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 33 CHAPTER 36
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 33
CHAPTER 36
Relative to school nutrition programs.
[ Filed with Secretary of State April 25, 2023. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 33, Robert Rivas. School Breakfast Week.
This measure would proclaim March 6, 2023, to March 10, 2023, inclusive, as School Breakfast Week and would recognize the importance of school nutrition programs and school nutrition staff in addressing the needs of the states pupils.
This measure would proclaim March 6, 2023, to March 10, 2023, inclusive, as School Breakfast Week and would recognize the importance of school nutrition programs and school nutrition staff in addressing the needs of the states pupils.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
WHEREAS, National School Breakfast Week is observed annually to promote the importance of a nutritious breakfast to pupil health and learning, and to recognize the critical role of the federal School Breakfast Program in meeting the nutritional needs of children across the United States; and
WHEREAS, An estimated one in eight children in the state live in food insecure households, meaning that they do not have consistent access to adequate food for an active and healthy life; and
WHEREAS, The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic challenges have heightened economic hardship among many families in the state, especially within communities of color, with an estimated 1,100,000 California children having faced hunger in 2022; and
WHEREAS, School nutrition programs provide vital healthy meals to pupils every schoolday, nourishing pupils; and
WHEREAS, Increasing access to school breakfast helps pupils excel academically and supports their ability to learn and perform, such as with better test scores, improved concentration, and fewer absences and class disruptions; and
WHEREAS, School breakfast participation also helps improve pupils overall diet, builds healthy and lifelong eating habits, improves food security, and advances child health and well-being; and
WHEREAS, School breakfast will continue to play a critical role in keeping pupils nourished through the 202223 school year and beyond, and making breakfast a part of the schoolday, commonly known as Breakfast After the Bell, is an effective way to ensure that more pupils realize the benefits of breakfast; and
WHEREAS, The Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom recognized the critical need to ensure healthy meals for all California pupils and enacted the Free School Meals for All Act of 2021 so all pupils will have access to free school meals, including breakfast, beginning in the 202223 school year; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims March 6, 2023, to March 10, 2023, inclusive, as School Breakfast Week; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature recognizes the critical role of the federal School Breakfast Program in meeting the nutritional needs of pupils; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature recognizes the invaluable service of school nutrition staff who work tirelessly to administer the federal School Breakfast Program, even amidst unprecedented challenges; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.