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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Senator Jones</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title>An act to amend Section 18995 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services.</ns0:Title>
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<html:p>Existing law establishes the CalFood Program, administered by the State Department of Social Services, and requires the CalFood Program to provide food and funding for the provision of emergency food to food banks established pursuant to the federal Emergency Food Assistance Program whose ongoing primary function is to facilitate the distribution of food to low-income households, as specified.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would additionally require the CalFood Program to provide food and funding for the provision of emergency food to food banks that are members of the nonprofit organization Feeding America that are based in California or members of the California Association
of Food Banks, as specified.</html:p>
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Section 18995 of the
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is amended to read:
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(a)
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(1)
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The State Emergency Food Assistance Program, which is 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 all of the following food banks whose ongoing primary function is to facilitate the distribution of food to low-income
households:
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(A)
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Food banks established pursuant to the federal Emergency Food Assistance Program (7 C.F.R. Parts 250 and 251).
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(B)
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Food banks that are members of the nonprofit organization Feeding America that are based in California.
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(C)
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Food banks that are members of the California Association of Food Banks.
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(2)
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Any federal funding received for the CalFood Program may be provided to a food bank described in
subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) only to the extent permitted under federal law.
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(b)
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(1)
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The CalFood Account is hereby established in the Emergency Food for Families Voluntary Tax Contribution 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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(2)
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Notwithstanding Section 18853 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the following shall apply:
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(A)
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(i)
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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, excluding 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.
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(ii)
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The percentage of storage and transportation expenditures compared to the CalFood Program fund’s annual budget may be increased from their levels in the 2021–22 fiscal year after a determination by the department in consultation with food bank stakeholders to reflect the true costs to acquire, store, and distribute foods purchased through the CalFood Program. The department shall report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee on any changes to the rate and the supporting methodology.
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(B)
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Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 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 subparagraph (A), 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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(c)
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(1)
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The Public Higher Education Pantry Assistance Program Account is hereby established in the Emergency Food for Families Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund established pursuant to Section 18852 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
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(2)
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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)
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The
primary function of the food bank is the distribution of food to low-income households.
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(B)
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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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