CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 260Introduced by Senator WilkFebruary 08, 2017 An act to amend Section 58608.1 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to agriculture. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 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.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe 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. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 260Introduced by Senator WilkFebruary 08, 2017 An act to amend Section 58608.1 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to agriculture. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 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.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 260 Introduced by Senator WilkFebruary 08, 2017 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 ## 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. 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. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text 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. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## 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. SECTION 1. Section 58608.1 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read: ### SECTION 1. 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. 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. 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. 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.