AB 2449 Passes the Assembly Floor! 

AB 2449 (Bocanegra), Adequate Time to Eat: Lunchtime Supports Learning, passed the Assembly Floor on Wednesday, May 28 with a bipartisan vote of 51-21!  

Thanks to Assembly Member Bocanegra and all of our partners whose hard work has ensured AB 2449's success thus far. AB 2449 will now move on to the Senate.

In order to better define "adequate time" and the existing funds that support school meal service, Assembly Member Bocanegra submitted amendments to AB 2449 that: (1) refer to the 2013 California Department of Education guidelines that define 'adequate time' as a minimum of 20 minutes to eat lunch after being served; and (2) clarify that cafeteria funds can defray costs of food service improvements that increase students' time to eat. 

Read the AB 2449 bill language, as amended on May 23, 2014. PDF

Read the Assembly Floor analysis. link

AB 2449 Sample Support Letter with updated delivery info. doc  

Learn more about AB 2449. link

Questions? Contact Tracey Patterson at 510.433.1122 ext 101

SB 1002 Heads to Senate Health Committee

SB 1002 (De Le�n), Aligning Opportunities for Health, passed the Senate Floor on Tuesday, May 27 with unanimous support. We would like to thank Senator De Le�n, our co-sponsor Western Center on Law and Poverty, and all our partners whose hard work helped ensure SB 1002's success in the Senate.

SB 1002 now heads to the Assembly Health Committee and needs your  support! In order to ensure your support is recorded in the Assembly, please re-submit your letter of support as soon as possible.

SB 1002 Sample Support Letter with updated delivery info. doc

Learn more about SB 1002. link

Questions? Contact Alexis Fern�ndez at 510.433.1122 ext. 111