Committee advances plan to develop statewide swim‑lesson voucher program for underserved communities
Assemblymember Davies’ AB 1005 would direct state agencies to develop a plan and a voucher program to expand access to swim lessons for low‑income children and families; committee accepted amendments and moved the bill to appropriations.
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Assemblymember Davies told the committee AB 1005 responds to child drowning statistics and gaps in access: "Drowning is a preventable" public‑health problem, she said, and described a proposal to establish a swim lesson voucher program and a statewide swim‑lesson directory to expand access in underserved communities.
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