SJR30 Summary

• Recognizes the health benefits of breastfeeding for infants and mothers, including reduced risk of obesity, sudden infant death syndrome, asthma, diabetes, infections, and various cancers.

• Notes that Alabama ranks 49th out of 50 states in breastfeeding rates, with only 29.5 percent of infants breastfeeding at six months, falling below the Healthy People 2020 goal of 82 percent.

• Encourages employers to provide accommodations including appropriate space and time for employees to express breast milk.

• Directs state agencies administering maternal and child health services to provide breastfeeding information to program participants and support their choices to breastfeed.

• Requires the Secretary of the Senate to transmit resolution copies to the Department of Human Resources, Department of Public Health, Department of Labor, and other appropriate agencies to advance the resolution's goals.