HR 138
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Date of Hearing: August 17, 2026
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Blanca Pacheco, Chair
HR 138 (Aguiar-Curry) – As Introduced August 13, 2026
SUBJECT: National 4-H Week.
SUMMARY: Designates October 4 through October 10, 2026, as National 4-H Week
throughout California; and, encourages Californians to recognize 4-H for the significant impact it
has made and continues to make by empowering youth with the skills they need to lead for a
lifetime. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1) 4-H is the largest youth development organization in the United States, supporting nearly six
million young people across the country, and has young people throughout California in
enrollment.
2) 4-H helps young people become confident, independent, resilient, and compassionate leaders.
3) 4-H is delivered by the Cooperative Extension, a community of more than 100 land-grant
universities across the United States that provides experiences for young people to learn
through hands-on projects in the important areas of health, science, agriculture, and civic
engagement.
4) California 4-H is delivered by the University of California Cooperative Extension, a research
and education program of the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources.
5) This year, the National 4-H Week theme is “Beyond Ready” and reminds us that 4-H is
building a ready generation in a world of change and is equipping young people with skills
for the future while meeting them where they are today.
6) Supporting future leaders in science, agriculture, and community leadership is an important
imperative for the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and
Agriculture 4-H program.
FISCAL EFFECT: This resolution is keyed non-fiscal by Legislative Counsel.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Michael Erke / RLS. / (916) 319-2800