Senate Bill No. 699

Introduced by Senator McGuire

February 27, 2015

An act to amend Section 58509 of the Food and Agriculture Code, relating to food banks.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 699, as introduced, McGuire. Food banks: Food Bank Advisory Committee.

Existing law establishes the Food Bank Advisory Committee and requires the committee to advise the Department of Food and Agriculture on the establishment of new food banks and to advise on the adequate and efficient distribution of surplus food commodities to all areas of the state. Existing law requires that the committee be comprised of, among other members, 2 food bank representatives from the northern portion of the state and 2 food bank representatives from the southern portion of the state.

This bill would specify that the northern portion of the state is the area located above 37 degrees north of latitude and that the southern portion of the state is the area located below 37 degrees north of latitude. The bill would expand the committee’s duties to include advising the department on the merging and separation of food banks within the state. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes, including recasting some provisions of existing law.

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.  

Section 58509 of the Food and Agricultural Code
is amended to read:

58509.  

(a)  begin insert (1) end insert begin insert   end insert The begin delete Secretary of Food and Agriculture end delete
begin insert secretary end insert shall consult with begin insert the Food Bank Advisory Committee,
which shall be made up of end insert four food bank begin delete representatives, two
from the northern portion of the state, all of whom have been active
members of a nationwide network of food banks for a minimum
of two years immediately prior to appointment, and two from the
southern portion of the state, all of whom have been active
members of a nationwide network of food banks for a minimum
of two years immediately prior to appointment, end delete begin insert representatives end insert
and two food industry representatives, begin delete one wholesaler and one
manufacturer, end delete all of whom shall be selected by the Governor begin delete and
referred to as the Food Bank Advisory Committee end delete .

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(2) The food bank representatives shall be comprised of two
representatives from the northern portion of the state and two
representatives from the southern portion of the state, all of whom
have been active members of a nationwide network of food banks
for at least two years immediately before appointment. For
purposes of this section, the northern portion of the state is the
area located above 37 degrees north of latitude and the southern
portion of the state is the area located below 37 degrees north of
latitude.

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(3) The two food industry representatives shall be comprised
of one wholesaler and one manufacturer.

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(b) Members of the committee who are not state employees
shall be paid per diem for their actual expenses in attending
committee meetings.

(c) The committee shall do all of the following:

(1) Advise the begin delete Department of Food and Agriculture in end delete
begin insert department on end insert the establishment of new food banks.

begin insert

(2) Advise the department on the merging and separation of
food banks within the state.

end insert begin delete

(2)

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begin insert (3) end insert  Advise begin delete in end delete begin insert on end insert the adequate and efficient distribution of surplus
food commodities to all areas of the state.