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                   Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
                           Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair

                                           2432 (J. Perez)
          
          Hearing Date:  8/2/2010         Amended: 6/22/2010
          Consultant: Katie Johnson       Policy Vote: Health 8-0
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          BILL SUMMARY:  AB 2432 would exempt a permanent food facility  
          that has less than 300 square feet of display area and that  
          sells only prepackaged food that is not potentially hazardous  
          food from the requirements of the California Retail Food Code,  
          as specified.
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                            Fiscal Impact (in thousands)

           Major Provisions         2010-11      2011-12       2012-13     Fund
                                                                  
          LEA update               upfront minor costs for each LEALocal*
          inspection forms                    

          LEA inspection and enforcement      ongoing minor savingsLocal

          *Fully offset by fees
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          STAFF COMMENTS: 
          
          This bill would exempt a permanent food facility that has less  
          than 300 square feet of display area and that sells only  
          prepackaged food that is not potentially hazardous food, such as  
          bottled water, soda, or candy, from specified requirements of  
          the California Retail Food Code (CFRC). The CFRC governs all  
          aspects of retail food safety and sanitation in California. 

          Local environmental health departments are primarily responsible  
          for the enforcement of CFRC provisions through local safety and  
          inspection programs. Any upfront costs to update inspection  
          forms to local enforcement agencies (LEA) are expected to be  
          minor and absorbable. However, this bill would permit an LEA  
          would to recover the costs of investigation and enforcement of  
          these provisions. There would be minor ongoing administrative  
          savings due to shorter inspection times as a result of this bill  










          exempting certain facilities from specified CFRC provisions. 

          Specifically, permanent food facilities with display areas of 25  
          square feet or less that sell only non-hazardous, prepackaged  
          food, would be exempt from the CRFC except for enforcement  
          provisions, the impoundment of food, penalties, and  
          owner/operator responsibilities for violations. Additionally,  
          permanent food facilities with more than 25, but less than 300,  
          square feet of display areas that sell only non-hazardous,  
          prepackaged food would be exempt from the CRFC except for the  
          provisions listed above, and also for provisions relating to  
          permitting and permit violations, suspensions, revocations, and  
          reinstatements and associated notification and post-hearing  
          penalties.