Bill Text: CA SB260 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 260 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Marketing orders: educational programs.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Failed) 2018-02-01 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB260 Detail]

Download: California-2017-SB260-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 260

Introduced by Senator Wilk

February 08, 2017

An act to amend Section 58608.1 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to agriculture.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 260, as introduced, Wilk. Marketing orders: educational programs.

Existing law permits marketing orders established under the California Marketing Act of 1937 to contain provisions for the establishment of educational programs that are designed to acquaint producers, handlers, consumers, or other interested persons with quality improvement and nutritional values of any commodity, and authorizes the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to establish an educational program directly affecting producers of all commodities produced in the state. The act defines “educational program” as a program established by the secretary pursuant to the act that provides for the planning and implementation of activities designed to inform the general public of the processes of producing agricultural commodities and designed to foster cooperation and understanding between urban and rural sectors of society.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change in that definition of “educational program.”

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 58608.1 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read:

58608.1.

“Educational program,” unless otherwise defined in this chapter, means a program established by the ~~director~~ secretary pursuant to this chapter that provides for the planning and implementation of activities designed to inform the general public of the processes of producing agricultural commodities and designed to foster cooperation and understanding between urban and rural sectors of society.