Please Act Now to Support AB 292!

Published on Aug 18, 2015 in Child Nutrition, School-Aged Children, State Legislation

8.18.2015 Please make a call this week to show support for AB 292 in the the Senate Committee on Appropriations! Let them know that California students need time to eat during the day. Please take a minute to call Senators Lara and De Leon to ensure that AB 292 makes it to the Senate Floor. Thank you again for the  hard work that has ensured AB 292’s success thus far!

 

Take Action: To ensure that your support for AB 292 is recorded in the Senate, please re-submit your letter of support. You can use the AB 292 sample support letter. link

 

Advocacy Calls: Please make a brief phone call to Senators Lara (Appropriations Chair) and de León (Senate Pro Tem). Any California resident can make these calls, so please urge all partners, concerned parents and students to call and let the Senators know that California students need time to eat school lunch.

 

Senator Ricardo Lara (Chair of Appropriations) – 916-651-4033 Staff: Lawrence Cooper (Legislative Director)

Hello, my name is __________ and I am a California resident/work at__________. I am calling to urge Senator Ricardo Lara to support AB 292: Time to Eat School Lunch, which is currently in Senate Appropriations.

AB 292 would support student learning, improve student nutrition, and reduce food waste.  It would more efficiently spend valuable state and federal resources that support school lunches.  I hope to count on Senator Lara’s support on AB 292 so that it can go for a vote on the Senate Floor.

 

Senate Pro Tem Kevin de León – 916-651-4170 Staff: Margie Estrada (Policy Counsel)

Hello, my name is __________ and I am a California resident/work at __________. I am calling to urge Pro Tem Kevin de León’s to support AB 292: Time to Eat School Lunch, which is currently in Senate Appropriations.

AB 292 would support student learning, improve student nutrition, and reduce food waste.  It would more efficiently spend valuable state and federal resources that support school lunches. I hope to count on Pro Tem de León’s support on AB 292 so that it can go for a vote on the Senate Floor.  ​

 

Read the AB 292 bill language, as amended on June 2, 2015. link

Read the AB 292 Senate Appropriations analysis. link

 

Learn more by visiting CFPA’s AB 292 page.

 

Sign-up to receive AB 292 legislative updates. link

 

Questions? Contact Tracey Patterson at 510.433.1122 ext. 101 or tracey@cfpa.net   

 

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