Plain English Breakdown
The effective date is not listed in the provided metadata, though the program must be established by January 1, 2028.
California Healthy Food Procurement Fund Program
This law requires the Office of Farm to Fork to create a new fund and program by January 1, 2028, if lawmakers approve funding, to help schools buy more healthy food grown in California using climate-smart farming methods.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Office of Farm to Fork to establish the California Healthy Food Procurement Fund Program on or before January 1, 2028, if the Legislature approves money for it.
- Creates a special account called the California Healthy Food Procurement Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.
- Allows the account to hold money from federal, state, industry, philanthropic, and private sources.
- Requires the program to increase purchases of healthy food products for schools serving kindergarten through grade 12 students.
- Provides funding to approved vendors so they can buy only whole or minimally processed foods grown in California using climate-smart agriculture practices.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Office of Farm to Fork within the Department of Food and Agriculture
- Schools serving students from kindergarten through grade 12
- Approved food vendors who sell products that meet specific healthy and local standards
Terms To Know
- Procurement
- The process of buying goods or services, such as purchasing food for a school.
- Climate-smart agriculture
- Farming methods and production systems that help build climate resilience while growing crops in California.
Limits and Unknowns
- The program can only start if the Legislature approves money for it.
- Many activities depend on whether enough funding is available at the time they are planned.
- The law does not set a specific amount of money that must be in the new account.