California Assembly Bill AB199 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 199AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 24, 2013 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 24, 2013 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Holden JANUARY 29, 2013 An act to add Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 58595) to Part 1 of Division 21 of the Food and Agricultural Code,  and to amend Sections 4330 and 4331 of the Government Code,  relating to institutional purchasers of agricultural products. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 199, as amended, Holden. Institutional purchasers: sale of California produce. Under existing law, price, fitness, and quality being equal, any body, officer, or other person charged with the purchase, or permitted or authorized to purchase supplies for the use of the state, or of any of its institutions or offices, or for the use of any county or city, is required to always prefer supplies, defined to include produce, that are grown, manufactured, or produced in the state, and is required to next prefer supplies partially manufactured, grown, or produced in the state. This  bill would remove supplies grown or partially grown in the state from this requirement, and produce from the definition of supplies. The  bill would  encourage   require  all California state-owned or state-run  institutions and all   institutions, except  public universities, public schools,  and   or  school districts  in California   ,  to purchase agricultural products grown in California  to the extent possible.   from a California company before those that are grown outside of the state as long as the bid or price is equal to or less than the bid or price for agricultural products produced outside the state. The bill would encourage all public universities, public   schools, and schools in California to purchase agricultural products grown in California to the greatest extent possible.  Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 58595) is added to Part 1 of Division 21 of the Food and Agricultural Code, to read: CHAPTER 7. INSTITUTIONAL PURCHASERS 58595.  (a)    All California state-owned or state-run  institutions and all   institutions, except  public universities, public schools,  and   or  school  districts in California are encouraged to   districts, shall  purchase agricultural products grown in California  to the extent possible   from a California company before those that are grown outside the state as long as the bid or price   is equal to or less than the bid or price   for agricultural products produced outside the state  .  (b) All public universities, public schools, and school districts in California are encouraged to purchase agricultural products grown in California to the greatest extent possible.  SEC. 2.   Section 4330 of the   Government Code   is amended to read: 4330. As used in this article, "supplies" includes goods, wares, merchandise,  manufactures, and produce   and manufactures  .  SEC. 3.   Section 4331 of the   Government Code   is amended to read:  4331. Price, fitness and quality being equal, any body, officer, or other person charged with the purchase, or permitted or authorized to purchase supplies for the use of the  State   state  , or of any of its institutions or offices, or for the use of any county or city shall always prefer supplies  grown, manufactured,   manufactured  or produced in the  State   state  , and shall next prefer supplies partially  manufactured, grown,   manufactured  or produced in the  State   state  .