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California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1577

Introduced by Assembly Member Eggman

(Coauthors: Assembly Members Baker, Brough, Chávez, Dodd, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Maienschein, Mathis, Olsen, Patterson, Salas, Steinorth, Waldron, and Wilk)

(Coauthors: Senators Berryhill, Cannella, Galgiani, and Wieckowski)

January 4, 2016

An act to amend Section 18995 of, and to amend the heading of Chapter 14.5 (commencing with Section 18995) of Part 6 of Division 9 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to food banks.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1577, as amended, Eggman. CalFood Program: CalFood Account.

Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to establish and administer the State Emergency Food Assistance Program (SEFAP), to provide food and funding for the provision of emergency food to food banks, as provided. Existing law creates the State Emergency Food Assistance Program Account and, upon appropriation by the Legislature, begin delete would allocate end delete begin insert allocates end insert the moneys in the account to SEFAP and begin delete require end delete begin insert requires end insert that those moneys be used for the purchase, storage, and transportation of food grown or produced in California and for the department’s administrative costs.

This bill would rename the State Emergency Food Assistance Program as the CalFood Program and would rename the State Emergency Food Assistance Program Account as the CalFood Account. The bill would make other conforming changes in this regard.

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This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 18995 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by AB 1747 that would become operative if this bill and AB 1747 are both enacted and this bill is enacted last.

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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.  

The heading of Chapter 14.5 (commencing with
Section 18995) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code is amended to read:

 

Chapter  14.5. The CalFood Program

 

SEC. 2.  

Section 18995 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is
amended to read:

18995.  

(a) On and after January 1, 2017, the State Emergency
Food Assistance Program (SEFAP), administered by the State
Department of Social Services, shall be renamed as the “CalFood
Program.” The CalFood Program shall provide food and funding
for the provision of emergency food to food banks established
pursuant to the federal Emergency Food Assistance Program (7
C.F.R. Parts 250 and 251) whose ongoing primary function is to
facilitate the distribution of food to low-income households.

(b) The CalFood Account is hereby established in the
Emergency Food Assistance Program Fund established pursuant
to Section 18852 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and may
receive federal funds and voluntary donations or contributions.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 18853 of the Revenue and Taxation
Code, the following shall apply:

(1) All moneys received by the CalFood Account shall, upon
appropriation by the Legislature, be allocated to the State
Department of Social Services for allocation to the CalFood
Program and, with the exception of those contributions made
pursuant to Section 18851 of the Revenue and Taxation Code and
funds received through Parts 250 and 251 of Title 7 of the Code
of Federal Regulations, shall be used for the purchase, storage,
and transportation of food grown or produced in California. Storage
and transportation expenditures shall not exceed 10 percent of the
CalFood Program fund’s annual budget.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), funds received by the
CalFood Account shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be
allocated to the State Department of Social Services for allocation
to the CalFood Program as described in paragraph (1), and shall,
in part, be used to pay for the department’s administrative costs
associated with the administration of the CalFood Program.

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begin insert Section 18995 of the end insert begin insert Welfare and Institutions Code end insert

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18995.  

(a) On and after January 1, begin delete 2012, the State Department
of Social Services shall establish and administer the State
Emergency Food Assistance Program (SEFAP). The SEFAP end delete begin insert 2017,
the State Emergency Food Assistance Program (SEFAP),
administered by the State Department of Social Services, shall be
renamed as the “CalFood Program.” The CalFood Program end insert shall
provide food and funding for the provision of emergency food to
food banks established pursuant to the federal Emergency Food
Assistance Program (7 C.F.R. Parts 250 and 251) whose ongoing
primary function is to facilitate the distribution of food to
low-income households.

(b) begin insert   end insert begin insert (1) end insert  The begin delete State Emergency Food Assistance Program end delete begin insert CalFood end insert
Account is hereby established in the Emergency Food Assistance
Program Fund established pursuant to Section 18852 of the
Revenue and Taxation Code, and may receive federal funds and
voluntary donations or contributions.

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(c)

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begin insert (2) end insert  Notwithstanding Section 18853 of the Revenue and Taxation
Code, the following shall apply:

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(1)

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begin insert (A) end insert  All moneys received by the begin delete State Emergency Food
Assistance Program end delete begin insert CalFood end insert Account shall, upon appropriation
by the Legislature, be allocated to the State Department of Social
Services for allocation to the begin delete SEFAP end delete begin insert CalFood Program end insert and, with
the exception of those contributions made pursuant to Section
18851 of the Revenue and Taxation Code and funds received
through Parts 250 and 251 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, shall be used for the purchase, storage, and
transportation of food grown or produced in California. Storage
and transportation expenditures shall not exceed 10 percent of the
begin delete SEFAP end delete begin insert CalFood Program end insert fund’s annual budget.

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(2)

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begin insert (B) end insert  Notwithstanding begin delete paragraph (1), end delete begin insert subparagraph (A), end insert funds
received by the begin delete State Emergency Food Assistance Program end delete
begin insert CalFood end insert Account shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be
allocated to the State Department of Social Services for allocation
to the begin delete SEFAP end delete begin insert CalFood Program end insert as described in begin delete paragraph (1), end delete
begin insert subparagraph (A), end insert and shall, in part, be used to pay for the
department’s administrative costs associated with the
administration of the begin delete SEFAP. end delete begin insert CalFood Program. end insert

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(c) (1) The Public Higher Education Pantry Assistance Program
Account is hereby established in the Emergency Food Assistance
Program Fund established pursuant to Section 18852 of the
Revenue and Taxation Code.

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(2) Notwithstanding Section 18853 of the Revenue and Taxation
Code, funds in the Public Higher Education Pantry Assistance
Program Account shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature,
be allocated to the State Department of Social Services for
allocation to food banks established pursuant to Parts 250 and
251 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations that meet both
of the following criteria:

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(A) The primary function of the food bank is the distribution of
food to low-income households.

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(B) The food bank has identified specific costs associated with
supporting on-campus pantry and hunger relief efforts serving
low-income students.

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Section 2.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to
Section 18995 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by
both this bill and Assembly Bill 1747. It shall only become
operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or
before January 1, 2017, (2) each bill amends Section 18995 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after
Assembly Bill 1747, in which case Section 2 of this bill shall not
become operative.

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