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<ns0:ActionText>INTRODUCED</ns0:ActionText>
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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Celeste Rodriguez</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Name>Celeste Rodriguez</ns0:Name>
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<ns0:Title> Relative to California Home Visiting Week. </ns0:Title>
<ns0:RelatingClause>California Home Visiting Week</ns0:RelatingClause>
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<ns0:Subject>California Home Visiting Week.</ns0:Subject>
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<html:p>This measure would proclaim the week of April 20, 2026, to April 24, 2026, inclusive, as California Home Visiting Week, and would encourage all Californians to recognize and celebrate the contributions of home visiting programs and professionals and the families they serve. </html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, Home visiting programs are voluntary, evidence-based strategies that provide family-centered support to pregnant people and families with infants and young children, connecting them to health care, child development resources, and community supports; and </html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, Evidence-based home visiting models identified by the federal Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE) project have demonstrated positive outcomes, including improved maternal and child health, enhanced child development and school readiness, strengthened parenting practices, and reductions in child maltreatment; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, In California, programs such as the CalWORKs Home Visiting Program and the California Home Visiting Program serve families across diverse communities, prioritizing those facing economic hardship and structural inequities, and have supported tens of thousands of families with young children; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, Home visiting programs support families during pregnancy and the earliest years of life by promoting healthy prenatal behaviors, supporting positive birth outcomes, helping parents understand and respond to their child’s developmental needs, and supporting their educational and career goals; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, Research from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University demonstrates that early childhood experiences, especially the first five years, shape the development of brain architecture, which provides the foundation for lifelong learning, behavior, and health; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University further finds that toxic stress—prolonged activation of the stress response system in the absence of supportive relationships—can disrupt healthy brain development and lead to adverse lifelong outcomes; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, Home visiting programs strengthen protective relationships between caregivers and children, helping to buffer the effects of toxic stress and promote safe, stable, and nurturing environments; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, Economic research, including the work of Nobel Laureate economist James Heckman, demonstrates that investments in early childhood, particularly from the prenatal period through three years of age, yield significant returns through improved education, health, and economic outcomes; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, Research from Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research indicates that states that make stronger investments in early childhood supports and education systems are better positioned to improve student outcomes and reduce achievement and opportunity gaps over time; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, California has made meaningful progress in building a statewide home visiting infrastructure through coordinated federal, state, and local investments and partnerships among public health agencies, human services departments, First 5 leaders, community-based organizations, and health care providers; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, Local leaders across California counties have demonstrated innovation and commitment in implementing and expanding home visiting services, including culturally and linguistically responsive approaches, thereby reaching more families and strengthening communities; and</html:p>
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<html:p>WHEREAS, Despite this progress, many eligible families in California remain unserved, underscoring the importance of continued coordination, investment, and system-building to ensure equitable access to home visiting services early in a child’s life; now, therefore, be it</html:p>
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<html:i>Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring,</html:i>
That the Legislature hereby proclaims the week of April 20, 2026, to April 24, 2026, inclusive, as California Home Visiting Week and encourages all Californians to recognize and celebrate the contributions of home visiting programs and professionals and the families they serve; and be it further
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<html:i>Resolved,</html:i>
That the Legislature recognizes the critical role of home visiting programs in supporting pregnant people, infants, and young children and promoting healthy development, family well-being, and long-term societal benefits; and be it further
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<html:i>Resolved,</html:i>
That the Legislature commends the leadership of state agencies, local governments, community-based organizations, and home visiting professionals who have advanced the implementation and expansion of home visiting programs across California; and be it further
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<html:i>Resolved,</html:i>
That the Legislature encourages continued collaboration and alignment across systems to strengthen and expand access to evidence-based home visiting services so that more families may receive support during pregnancy and the earliest years of a child’s life; and be it further
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<html:i>Resolved,</html:i>
That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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