BILL NUMBER: AB 2487INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member O'Donnell FEBRUARY 19, 2016 An act to amend Section 52296 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to seed. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2487, as introduced, O'Donnell. Seed Advisory Board: report. Existing law establishes the Seed Advisory Board and requires the board to advise the Secretary of Food and Agriculture and make recommendations on matters including, but not limited to, seed law and regulations, seed laboratory diagnostics, and annual budgets required to regulate the seed industry. This bill would require the board to complete a comprehensive review of the seed program, including a review of the seed laboratory, and prepare and submit to the secretary a report on its findings, on or before July 1, 2018. 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 52296 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read: 52296. (a) The board shall be advisory to the secretary and may make recommendations on all matters pertaining to thischapterchapter, including, but not limited to, seed law and regulations, enforcement, seed laboratorydiagnosticsdiagnostics, and annual budgets required to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. The board shall be advisory as to the scope of the program funded by industry and recommend the dollar volume assessments, which, when combined with the registration fee required by this chapter, shall provide adequate funds to support the program. (b) The board shall conduct a comprehensive review of the seed program, including a review of the seed laboratory, and prepare and submit to the secretary a report on its findings on or before July 1, 2018.