4.26.2016 AB 2054 (Thurmond) will help fight hunger by preparing California to implement federally funded Summer EBT for Children (SEBTC). SEBTC is proven to decrease food insecurity by providing nutrition assistance for the purchase of groceries when school is out of session and children lose access to school meals.
Status: AB 2054 passed out of the Assembly Human Services committee with bi-partisan, unanimous support. The bill now heads to the Assembly Appropriations Committee where it will likely be placed on the suspense file due to anticipated costs.
What’s next: CFPA is working with the author’s office and legislative staff to craft an amendment clarifying that the operation of SEBTC in California is — as intended since the introduction of the bill — contingent on federal funding. If the Appropriations Committee decides to move the bill off of suspense, it will head to the floor for a vote among all Assemblymembers.
How you can help: if you haven’t already, please submit a letter in support of AB 2054 and California’s kids. These letters will help ensure that AB 2054 moves out of the Appropriations Committee and onward to a full vote in the Assembly.
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