BILL NUMBER: AB 199	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 8, 2013
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 24, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 24, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Holden

                        JANUARY 29, 2013

   An act to add Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 58595) to Part 1
of Division 21 of the Food and Agricultural Code, and to amend
Sections 4330 and 4331 of the Government Code, relating to
institutional purchasers of agricultural products.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 199, as amended, Holden. Institutional purchasers: sale of
California produce.
   Under existing law, price, fitness, and quality being equal, any
body, officer, or other person charged with the purchase, or
permitted or authorized to purchase supplies for the use of the
state, or of any of its institutions or offices, or for the use of
any county or city, is required to always prefer supplies, defined to
include produce, that are grown, manufactured, or produced in the
state, and is required to next prefer supplies partially
manufactured, grown, or produced in the state.
   This bill would remove supplies grown or partially grown in the
state from this requirement, and produce from the definition of
supplies. The bill would require all California state-owned or
state-run institutions, except public universities, public schools,
or school districts, to purchase agricultural products grown in
California from a California company  to the extent possible
 before those that are grown outside of the state  as
long as the bid or price is equal to or less than the bid or price
for agricultural products produced outside the state   ,
as specified  . The bill would encourage all public
universities, public schools, and schools in California to purchase
agricultural products grown in California to the greatest extent
possible.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

   SECTION 1.    All public universities, public
schools, and school districts in California are encouraged to
purchase agricultural products grown in California to the greatest
extent possible. 
   SECTION 1.  SEC. 2.   Chapter 7
(commencing with Section 58595) is added to Part 1 of Division 21 of
the Food and Agricultural Code, to read:
      CHAPTER 7.  INSTITUTIONAL PURCHASERS


   58595.   (a)    All California
state-owned or state-run institutions, except public universities,
public schools, or school districts, shall purchase agricultural
products grown in California  to the extent possible  from a
California company before those that are grown outside the state as
long as  the   both of the following are met:

    (a)     The  bid or price is equal to
or less than the bid or price for agricultural products produced
outside the state. 
   (b) All public universities, public schools, and school districts
in California are encouraged to purchase agricultural products grown
in California to the greatest extent possible.  
   (b) The availability and delivery schedule of the agricultural
products is acceptable. 
   SEC. 2.   SEC. 3.   Section 4330 of the
Government Code is amended to read:
   4330.  As used in this article, "supplies" includes goods, wares,
merchandise, and manufactures.
   SEC. 3.   SEC. 4.   Section 4331 of the
Government Code is amended to read:
   4331.  Price, fitness and quality being equal, any body, officer,
or other person charged with the purchase, or permitted or authorized
to purchase supplies for the use of the state, or of any of its
institutions or offices, or for the use of any county or city shall
always prefer supplies manufactured or produced in the state, and
shall next prefer supplies partially manufactured or produced in the
state.