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Measure
ACR 68
Authors
Ávila Farías
Coauthors: Addis Aguiar-Curry Ahrens Alanis Alvarez Arambula Bains Bauer-Kahan Bennett Berman Boerner Bonta Calderon Caloza Carrillo Castillo Connolly Davies DeMaio Dixon Elhawary Ellis Flora Fong Gabriel Gallagher Garcia Gipson Jeff Gonzalez Mark González Hadwick Haney Harabedian Hart Hoover Irwin Jackson Kalra Krell Lackey Lee Lowenthal Macedo McKinnor Muratsuchi Ortega Pacheco Papan Patel Patterson Pellerin Petrie-Norris Quirk-Silva Ramos Ransom Rivas Celeste Rodriguez Michelle Rodriguez Rogers Blanca Rubio Schiavo Schultz Solache Soria Stefani Ta Tangipa Valencia Wallis Ward Wilson Zbur
Subject
“Parks Make Life Better!®” Month.
Relating To
Title
Relative to “Parks Make Life Better!^®” Month.
Last Action Dt
2025-06-25
State
Chaptered
Status
Chaptered
Active?
Vote Required
None
Appropriation
None
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Local Program
None
Substantive Changes
None
Urgency
None
Tax Levy
None
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2025-06-25		Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 1 p.m.
2025-06-25		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 97, Statutes of 2025.
2025-06-19		Adopted and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1665.)
2025-06-19		In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2025-06-17		Ordered to special consent calendar.
2025-06-04		From committee: Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-27		In Senate. To Com. on RLS.
2025-05-23		Coauthors revised.
2025-05-23		Adopted and to Senate. (Page 1646.)
2025-05-20		Amended. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-12		From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 12).
2025-04-28		Referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-04-23		From printer.
2025-04-22		Introduced. To print.
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Chaptered		2025-06-25
Enrolled		2025-06-20
Amended Assembly		2025-05-20
Introduced		2025-04-22
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			Relative to “Parks Make Life Better!
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				This measure would recognize the importance of access to local parks, trails, open space, and facilities for the health, wellness, development, inspiration, and safety of all Californians and would declare the month of July 2025 as “Parks Make Life Better!
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				” Month.
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			<ns0:FiscalCommittee>NO</ns0:FiscalCommittee>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Parks and recreation entities, through cultural and inclusive program offerings, among other things, provide communities of color with the opportunity to explore the past and celebrate the future; and</html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Parks build communities by eliminating economic, social, ethnic, and racial barriers through the sharing and experiencing of common spaces at no cost; and</html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Parks and recreation promote physical, emotional, and mental health and wellness through organized and self-directed fitness, play, aquatic recreation, and activity and help prevent health problems; and</html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Parks and recreational programs support the economic vitality of communities by partnering with local businesses and nonprofits and offering events for residents’ engagement; and</html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Parks and recreational programs create memorable experiences through youth sports and enrichment activities, teen centers and programs, senior activity centers, adult fitness and enrichment programs, free community events, and beyond; and</html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Parks and recreational programs foster social cohesiveness in communities by celebrating diversity, providing spaces to peacefully gather, modeling compassion, promoting social equity, connecting social networks, and ensuring all people have access to those benefits; and</html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Parks and recreational programs help encourage community cohesion and facilitate the formation of deeper connections with one another; and</html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Parks and recreation support human development and provide endless learning opportunities that foster social, intellectual, physical, and emotional growth in people of all ages and abilities; and</html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Parks and recreational programs strengthen community identity by providing facilities and services that reflect and celebrate community character, heritage, culture, history, aesthetics, and landscapes; and</html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Parks and recreational programs facilitate community problem and issue resolution by providing safe spaces to peacefully gather and serve as key points of service, which helps our communities heal both physically and emotionally; and</html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Parks and recreational programs increase mental and emotional health, as evidenced by studies that have found that individuals living close to parks have lower levels of stress and depression; and</html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Parks and recreation sustain, and are stewards of, our natural resources by protecting habitats, lakes and waterways, and open space, connecting people to nature, and promoting the ecological function of parkland; and</html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Parks and recreation emphasize the importance of nature and teaching future generations to value nature and the outdoors as part of their development; and</html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Parks and recreation support safe, vibrant, attractive, and progressive communities that make life better through positive alternatives offered through recreational opportunities; and</html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Parks and recreational programs are versatile and innovative in providing vital services to communities through local, national, or global emergencies, while also adhering to guidelines set forth by governing agencies; and</html:p>
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				<html:p>WHEREAS, Parks and recreational facilities provide more affordable options for many communities without easy access to state parks; and</html:p>
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					WHEREAS, The California Park & Recreation Society has released a statewide public awareness campaign, “Parks Make Life Better!
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					”, to inform the public of the many benefits of using parks, facilities, programs, and services; now, therefore, be it 
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					<html:i>Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring,</html:i>
					 That the Legislature recognizes the importance of access to local parks, trails, open space, and facilities for the health, wellness, development, inspiration, and safety of all Californians; and be it further
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					<html:i>Resolved,</html:i>
					 That the Legislature declares the month of July 2025 as “Parks Make Life Better!
					<html:sup>®</html:sup>
					” Month; 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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This measure would recognize the importance of access to local parks, trails, open space, and facilities for the health, wellness, development, inspiration, and safety of all Californians and would declare the month of July 2025 as “Parks Make Life Better! ® ” Month.