BILL NUMBER: AB 2246	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 20, 2012
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 25, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 23, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 16, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 29, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member John A. Pérez

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to amend Section 104661 of the Health and Safety Code,
relating to public health.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2246, John A. Pérez. Public health: food access.
   Existing law establishes, until July 1, 2017, the California
Healthy Food Financing Initiative to expand access to nutritious
foods in underserved, urban, and rural communities. Existing law
establishes the California Healthy Food Financing Initiative Council
and requires the council to implement the initiative. Existing law
requires the council, among other things, to develop financing
options using public or private moneys and resources to support
access to healthy foods.
   This bill would require the council to establish and maintain an
Internet Web site. This bill would require the Internet Web site, by
March 31, 2013, to include, but not be limited to, prescribed
information, including information on actions that the council has
taken and funding sources that are available to support access to
healthy foods.



THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 104661 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
   104661.  (a) There is hereby created the California Healthy Food
Financing Initiative Council, within the office of the Treasurer,
which shall consist of the following members:
   (1) The Treasurer or his or her designee.
   (2) The Secretary of Food and Agriculture or his or her designee.
   (3) The Secretary of California Health and Human Services or his
or her designee.
   (4) The Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development or his or her
designee.
   (b)  The council shall implement the California Healthy Food
Financing Initiative (CHFFI) and shall be chaired by the Treasurer or
his or her designee. This initiative is intended to expand access to
nutritious foods in underserved, urban, and rural communities and to
eliminate food deserts in California.
   (c) The council shall have all of the following duties:
   (1) Developing financing options, using public or private moneys
and resources, to support access to healthy foods for all
Californians.
   (2) Developing program parameters, including, but not limited to,
all of the following:
   (A) Defining eligible entities for participation.
   (B) Developing minimum eligibility thresholds for participation.
   (C) Establishing minimum and maximum levels of financial
assistance.
   (3) Partnering with federal, state, or local government agencies,
nonprofit organizations, and philanthropic programs to further the
purposes of the initiative.
   (4) Reviewing recommendations of the advisory group established
pursuant to Section 104662.
   (5) Providing updates to the Legislature as requested.
   (d) The council shall adopt all rules and regulations necessary to
implement the initiative.
   (e) The council shall establish and maintain an Internet Web site.
The Internet Web site shall, by March 31, 2013, include, but not be
limited to, the following information:
   (1) Actions taken by the council.
   (2) Funding sources that are available to support access to
healthy foods, including loans and grants from public, private, or
philanthropic sources, and how to obtain these sources of funding.
   (3) Interagency activities among the office of the Treasurer, the
Department of Food and Agriculture, the California Health and Human
Services Agency, and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency that
focus on benefiting underserved communities and increasing access to
healthy foods.
   (4) Resources and links to other Internet Web sites with
information on food deserts and increasing access to healthy foods.