CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 764Introduced by Senator Weber PiersonFebruary 21, 2025 An act to amend Section 114379.10 of, and to add Sections 114379.35, 114379.36, and 114379.37 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to childrens health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 764, as introduced, Weber Pierson. Chain restaurants: childrens meals.Existing law, the California Retail Food Code, establishes uniform health and sanitation standards for, and provides for regulation by the State Department of Public Health of, retail food facilities, as defined, and requires local enforcement agencies to enforce these provisions. Existing law requires a restaurant that sells a childrens meal that includes a beverage to make the default beverage water, sparkling water, or flavored water, as specified, or unflavored milk or a nondairy milk alternative, as specified. A violation of the codes provisions related to childrens meals is an infraction. This bill would require a chain restaurant, as defined, that sells a childrens meal to offer at least one childrens meal that meets specified minimum nutrition standards, including, among others, that the meal not contain more than 550 calories and that the meal include at least 2 servings of specified types and quantities of food. The bill would require a chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal, on or before July 1, 2026, to train its employees on how to comply with those requirements. The bill would require a chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal to offer ongoing training on those requirements to new employees. The bill would require a local enforcement agency, on or before April 1, 2026, to provide written notice of these provisions to chain restaurants in its jurisdiction that sell a childrens meal. By imposing additional duties on local enforcement agencies and by creating new crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 114379.10 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:114379.10. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Chain restaurant means a restaurant or similar retail food establishment that is part of a chain with 20 or more locations doing business under the same name and offering for sale substantially the same menu items, regardless of the type of ownership of the locations. (a)(b) Childrens meal means a combination of food items and a beverage, or a single food item and a beverage, sold together at a single price, primarily intended for consumption by a child.(b)(c) Default beverage means the beverage automatically included or offered as part of a childrens meal, absent a specific request by the purchaser of the childrens meal for an alternative beverage.(c)(d) Restaurant means a retail food establishment that prepares, serves, and vends food directly to the consumer.SEC. 2. Section 114379.35 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:114379.35. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the nutrition standards in this section are informed by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the National Restaurant Associations 2021 Kids LiveWell 2.0 nutrition standards for childrens meals.(b) A chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal shall offer at least one childrens meal that meets the following minimum nutrition standards:(1) A childrens meal required to be offered by this section shall not contain more than any of the following:(A) Five hundred fifty calories.(B) Seven hundred milligrams of sodium.(C) Ten percent of calories from saturated fat. (D) Fifteen grams of added sugar. (E) Zero grams of trans fat.(2) A childrens meal required to be offered by this section shall include at least two of the following servings:(A) A serving of one-half of a cup or more of fruit. (B) A serving of one-half of a cup or more of vegetables.(C) A serving of one-half of a cup or more nonfat or low-fat dairy.(D) A serving of meat or a meat alternative equal to at least one of the following:(i) One ounce of meat, poultry, or seafood.(ii) One egg.(iii) One-fourth of a cup of soy products or pulses, including beans, peas, or lentils.(iv) Two tablespoons of nut butter. (v) One ounce of nuts and seeds.(E) A serving of eight of more grams of whole grains that meets at least one of the following conditions:(i) The serving contains 50 percent or more of whole grain ingredients. (ii) The first ingredient in the servings ingredient list, in descending order of predominance, is whole grains. SEC. 3. Section 114379.36 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:114379.36. (a) On or before July 1, 2026, a chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal shall train employees on how to comply with the requirements of Section 114379.35.(b) A chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal shall offer ongoing training to all new employees on how to comply with the requirements of Section 114379.35.SEC. 4. Section 114379.37 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:114379.37. On or before April 1, 2026, a local enforcement agency shall provide written notice of the requirements of Sections 114379.35 and 114379.36 to chain restaurants in its jurisdiction that sell a childrens meal. SEC. 5. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution for certain costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district because, in that regard, this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.However, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains other costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 764Introduced by Senator Weber PiersonFebruary 21, 2025 An act to amend Section 114379.10 of, and to add Sections 114379.35, 114379.36, and 114379.37 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to childrens health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 764, as introduced, Weber Pierson. Chain restaurants: childrens meals.Existing law, the California Retail Food Code, establishes uniform health and sanitation standards for, and provides for regulation by the State Department of Public Health of, retail food facilities, as defined, and requires local enforcement agencies to enforce these provisions. Existing law requires a restaurant that sells a childrens meal that includes a beverage to make the default beverage water, sparkling water, or flavored water, as specified, or unflavored milk or a nondairy milk alternative, as specified. A violation of the codes provisions related to childrens meals is an infraction. This bill would require a chain restaurant, as defined, that sells a childrens meal to offer at least one childrens meal that meets specified minimum nutrition standards, including, among others, that the meal not contain more than 550 calories and that the meal include at least 2 servings of specified types and quantities of food. The bill would require a chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal, on or before July 1, 2026, to train its employees on how to comply with those requirements. The bill would require a chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal to offer ongoing training on those requirements to new employees. The bill would require a local enforcement agency, on or before April 1, 2026, to provide written notice of these provisions to chain restaurants in its jurisdiction that sell a childrens meal. By imposing additional duties on local enforcement agencies and by creating new crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 764
Introduced by Senator Weber PiersonFebruary 21, 2025
Introduced by Senator Weber Pierson
February 21, 2025
An act to amend Section 114379.10 of, and to add Sections 114379.35, 114379.36, and 114379.37 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to childrens health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 764, as introduced, Weber Pierson. Chain restaurants: childrens meals.
Existing law, the California Retail Food Code, establishes uniform health and sanitation standards for, and provides for regulation by the State Department of Public Health of, retail food facilities, as defined, and requires local enforcement agencies to enforce these provisions. Existing law requires a restaurant that sells a childrens meal that includes a beverage to make the default beverage water, sparkling water, or flavored water, as specified, or unflavored milk or a nondairy milk alternative, as specified. A violation of the codes provisions related to childrens meals is an infraction. This bill would require a chain restaurant, as defined, that sells a childrens meal to offer at least one childrens meal that meets specified minimum nutrition standards, including, among others, that the meal not contain more than 550 calories and that the meal include at least 2 servings of specified types and quantities of food. The bill would require a chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal, on or before July 1, 2026, to train its employees on how to comply with those requirements. The bill would require a chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal to offer ongoing training on those requirements to new employees. The bill would require a local enforcement agency, on or before April 1, 2026, to provide written notice of these provisions to chain restaurants in its jurisdiction that sell a childrens meal. By imposing additional duties on local enforcement agencies and by creating new crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law, the California Retail Food Code, establishes uniform health and sanitation standards for, and provides for regulation by the State Department of Public Health of, retail food facilities, as defined, and requires local enforcement agencies to enforce these provisions. Existing law requires a restaurant that sells a childrens meal that includes a beverage to make the default beverage water, sparkling water, or flavored water, as specified, or unflavored milk or a nondairy milk alternative, as specified. A violation of the codes provisions related to childrens meals is an infraction.
This bill would require a chain restaurant, as defined, that sells a childrens meal to offer at least one childrens meal that meets specified minimum nutrition standards, including, among others, that the meal not contain more than 550 calories and that the meal include at least 2 servings of specified types and quantities of food. The bill would require a chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal, on or before July 1, 2026, to train its employees on how to comply with those requirements. The bill would require a chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal to offer ongoing training on those requirements to new employees. The bill would require a local enforcement agency, on or before April 1, 2026, to provide written notice of these provisions to chain restaurants in its jurisdiction that sell a childrens meal.
By imposing additional duties on local enforcement agencies and by creating new crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 114379.10 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:114379.10. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Chain restaurant means a restaurant or similar retail food establishment that is part of a chain with 20 or more locations doing business under the same name and offering for sale substantially the same menu items, regardless of the type of ownership of the locations. (a)(b) Childrens meal means a combination of food items and a beverage, or a single food item and a beverage, sold together at a single price, primarily intended for consumption by a child.(b)(c) Default beverage means the beverage automatically included or offered as part of a childrens meal, absent a specific request by the purchaser of the childrens meal for an alternative beverage.(c)(d) Restaurant means a retail food establishment that prepares, serves, and vends food directly to the consumer.SEC. 2. Section 114379.35 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:114379.35. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the nutrition standards in this section are informed by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the National Restaurant Associations 2021 Kids LiveWell 2.0 nutrition standards for childrens meals.(b) A chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal shall offer at least one childrens meal that meets the following minimum nutrition standards:(1) A childrens meal required to be offered by this section shall not contain more than any of the following:(A) Five hundred fifty calories.(B) Seven hundred milligrams of sodium.(C) Ten percent of calories from saturated fat. (D) Fifteen grams of added sugar. (E) Zero grams of trans fat.(2) A childrens meal required to be offered by this section shall include at least two of the following servings:(A) A serving of one-half of a cup or more of fruit. (B) A serving of one-half of a cup or more of vegetables.(C) A serving of one-half of a cup or more nonfat or low-fat dairy.(D) A serving of meat or a meat alternative equal to at least one of the following:(i) One ounce of meat, poultry, or seafood.(ii) One egg.(iii) One-fourth of a cup of soy products or pulses, including beans, peas, or lentils.(iv) Two tablespoons of nut butter. (v) One ounce of nuts and seeds.(E) A serving of eight of more grams of whole grains that meets at least one of the following conditions:(i) The serving contains 50 percent or more of whole grain ingredients. (ii) The first ingredient in the servings ingredient list, in descending order of predominance, is whole grains. SEC. 3. Section 114379.36 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:114379.36. (a) On or before July 1, 2026, a chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal shall train employees on how to comply with the requirements of Section 114379.35.(b) A chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal shall offer ongoing training to all new employees on how to comply with the requirements of Section 114379.35.SEC. 4. Section 114379.37 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:114379.37. On or before April 1, 2026, a local enforcement agency shall provide written notice of the requirements of Sections 114379.35 and 114379.36 to chain restaurants in its jurisdiction that sell a childrens meal. SEC. 5. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution for certain costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district because, in that regard, this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.However, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains other costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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 114379.10 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:114379.10. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Chain restaurant means a restaurant or similar retail food establishment that is part of a chain with 20 or more locations doing business under the same name and offering for sale substantially the same menu items, regardless of the type of ownership of the locations. (a)(b) Childrens meal means a combination of food items and a beverage, or a single food item and a beverage, sold together at a single price, primarily intended for consumption by a child.(b)(c) Default beverage means the beverage automatically included or offered as part of a childrens meal, absent a specific request by the purchaser of the childrens meal for an alternative beverage.(c)(d) Restaurant means a retail food establishment that prepares, serves, and vends food directly to the consumer.
SECTION 1. Section 114379.10 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
114379.10. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Chain restaurant means a restaurant or similar retail food establishment that is part of a chain with 20 or more locations doing business under the same name and offering for sale substantially the same menu items, regardless of the type of ownership of the locations. (a)(b) Childrens meal means a combination of food items and a beverage, or a single food item and a beverage, sold together at a single price, primarily intended for consumption by a child.(b)(c) Default beverage means the beverage automatically included or offered as part of a childrens meal, absent a specific request by the purchaser of the childrens meal for an alternative beverage.(c)(d) Restaurant means a retail food establishment that prepares, serves, and vends food directly to the consumer.
114379.10. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Chain restaurant means a restaurant or similar retail food establishment that is part of a chain with 20 or more locations doing business under the same name and offering for sale substantially the same menu items, regardless of the type of ownership of the locations. (a)(b) Childrens meal means a combination of food items and a beverage, or a single food item and a beverage, sold together at a single price, primarily intended for consumption by a child.(b)(c) Default beverage means the beverage automatically included or offered as part of a childrens meal, absent a specific request by the purchaser of the childrens meal for an alternative beverage.(c)(d) Restaurant means a retail food establishment that prepares, serves, and vends food directly to the consumer.
114379.10. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Chain restaurant means a restaurant or similar retail food establishment that is part of a chain with 20 or more locations doing business under the same name and offering for sale substantially the same menu items, regardless of the type of ownership of the locations. (a)(b) Childrens meal means a combination of food items and a beverage, or a single food item and a beverage, sold together at a single price, primarily intended for consumption by a child.(b)(c) Default beverage means the beverage automatically included or offered as part of a childrens meal, absent a specific request by the purchaser of the childrens meal for an alternative beverage.(c)(d) Restaurant means a retail food establishment that prepares, serves, and vends food directly to the consumer.
114379.10. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) Chain restaurant means a restaurant or similar retail food establishment that is part of a chain with 20 or more locations doing business under the same name and offering for sale substantially the same menu items, regardless of the type of ownership of the locations.
(a)
(b) Childrens meal means a combination of food items and a beverage, or a single food item and a beverage, sold together at a single price, primarily intended for consumption by a child.
(b)
(c) Default beverage means the beverage automatically included or offered as part of a childrens meal, absent a specific request by the purchaser of the childrens meal for an alternative beverage.
(c)
(d) Restaurant means a retail food establishment that prepares, serves, and vends food directly to the consumer.
SEC. 2. Section 114379.35 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:114379.35. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the nutrition standards in this section are informed by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the National Restaurant Associations 2021 Kids LiveWell 2.0 nutrition standards for childrens meals.(b) A chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal shall offer at least one childrens meal that meets the following minimum nutrition standards:(1) A childrens meal required to be offered by this section shall not contain more than any of the following:(A) Five hundred fifty calories.(B) Seven hundred milligrams of sodium.(C) Ten percent of calories from saturated fat. (D) Fifteen grams of added sugar. (E) Zero grams of trans fat.(2) A childrens meal required to be offered by this section shall include at least two of the following servings:(A) A serving of one-half of a cup or more of fruit. (B) A serving of one-half of a cup or more of vegetables.(C) A serving of one-half of a cup or more nonfat or low-fat dairy.(D) A serving of meat or a meat alternative equal to at least one of the following:(i) One ounce of meat, poultry, or seafood.(ii) One egg.(iii) One-fourth of a cup of soy products or pulses, including beans, peas, or lentils.(iv) Two tablespoons of nut butter. (v) One ounce of nuts and seeds.(E) A serving of eight of more grams of whole grains that meets at least one of the following conditions:(i) The serving contains 50 percent or more of whole grain ingredients. (ii) The first ingredient in the servings ingredient list, in descending order of predominance, is whole grains.
SEC. 2. Section 114379.35 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
### SEC. 2.
114379.35. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the nutrition standards in this section are informed by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the National Restaurant Associations 2021 Kids LiveWell 2.0 nutrition standards for childrens meals.(b) A chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal shall offer at least one childrens meal that meets the following minimum nutrition standards:(1) A childrens meal required to be offered by this section shall not contain more than any of the following:(A) Five hundred fifty calories.(B) Seven hundred milligrams of sodium.(C) Ten percent of calories from saturated fat. (D) Fifteen grams of added sugar. (E) Zero grams of trans fat.(2) A childrens meal required to be offered by this section shall include at least two of the following servings:(A) A serving of one-half of a cup or more of fruit. (B) A serving of one-half of a cup or more of vegetables.(C) A serving of one-half of a cup or more nonfat or low-fat dairy.(D) A serving of meat or a meat alternative equal to at least one of the following:(i) One ounce of meat, poultry, or seafood.(ii) One egg.(iii) One-fourth of a cup of soy products or pulses, including beans, peas, or lentils.(iv) Two tablespoons of nut butter. (v) One ounce of nuts and seeds.(E) A serving of eight of more grams of whole grains that meets at least one of the following conditions:(i) The serving contains 50 percent or more of whole grain ingredients. (ii) The first ingredient in the servings ingredient list, in descending order of predominance, is whole grains.
114379.35. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the nutrition standards in this section are informed by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the National Restaurant Associations 2021 Kids LiveWell 2.0 nutrition standards for childrens meals.(b) A chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal shall offer at least one childrens meal that meets the following minimum nutrition standards:(1) A childrens meal required to be offered by this section shall not contain more than any of the following:(A) Five hundred fifty calories.(B) Seven hundred milligrams of sodium.(C) Ten percent of calories from saturated fat. (D) Fifteen grams of added sugar. (E) Zero grams of trans fat.(2) A childrens meal required to be offered by this section shall include at least two of the following servings:(A) A serving of one-half of a cup or more of fruit. (B) A serving of one-half of a cup or more of vegetables.(C) A serving of one-half of a cup or more nonfat or low-fat dairy.(D) A serving of meat or a meat alternative equal to at least one of the following:(i) One ounce of meat, poultry, or seafood.(ii) One egg.(iii) One-fourth of a cup of soy products or pulses, including beans, peas, or lentils.(iv) Two tablespoons of nut butter. (v) One ounce of nuts and seeds.(E) A serving of eight of more grams of whole grains that meets at least one of the following conditions:(i) The serving contains 50 percent or more of whole grain ingredients. (ii) The first ingredient in the servings ingredient list, in descending order of predominance, is whole grains.
114379.35. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the nutrition standards in this section are informed by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the National Restaurant Associations 2021 Kids LiveWell 2.0 nutrition standards for childrens meals.(b) A chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal shall offer at least one childrens meal that meets the following minimum nutrition standards:(1) A childrens meal required to be offered by this section shall not contain more than any of the following:(A) Five hundred fifty calories.(B) Seven hundred milligrams of sodium.(C) Ten percent of calories from saturated fat. (D) Fifteen grams of added sugar. (E) Zero grams of trans fat.(2) A childrens meal required to be offered by this section shall include at least two of the following servings:(A) A serving of one-half of a cup or more of fruit. (B) A serving of one-half of a cup or more of vegetables.(C) A serving of one-half of a cup or more nonfat or low-fat dairy.(D) A serving of meat or a meat alternative equal to at least one of the following:(i) One ounce of meat, poultry, or seafood.(ii) One egg.(iii) One-fourth of a cup of soy products or pulses, including beans, peas, or lentils.(iv) Two tablespoons of nut butter. (v) One ounce of nuts and seeds.(E) A serving of eight of more grams of whole grains that meets at least one of the following conditions:(i) The serving contains 50 percent or more of whole grain ingredients. (ii) The first ingredient in the servings ingredient list, in descending order of predominance, is whole grains.
114379.35. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the nutrition standards in this section are informed by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the National Restaurant Associations 2021 Kids LiveWell 2.0 nutrition standards for childrens meals.
(b) A chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal shall offer at least one childrens meal that meets the following minimum nutrition standards:
(1) A childrens meal required to be offered by this section shall not contain more than any of the following:
(A) Five hundred fifty calories.
(B) Seven hundred milligrams of sodium.
(C) Ten percent of calories from saturated fat.
(D) Fifteen grams of added sugar.
(E) Zero grams of trans fat.
(2) A childrens meal required to be offered by this section shall include at least two of the following servings:
(A) A serving of one-half of a cup or more of fruit.
(B) A serving of one-half of a cup or more of vegetables.
(C) A serving of one-half of a cup or more nonfat or low-fat dairy.
(D) A serving of meat or a meat alternative equal to at least one of the following:
(i) One ounce of meat, poultry, or seafood.
(ii) One egg.
(iii) One-fourth of a cup of soy products or pulses, including beans, peas, or lentils.
(iv) Two tablespoons of nut butter.
(v) One ounce of nuts and seeds.
(E) A serving of eight of more grams of whole grains that meets at least one of the following conditions:
(i) The serving contains 50 percent or more of whole grain ingredients.
(ii) The first ingredient in the servings ingredient list, in descending order of predominance, is whole grains.
SEC. 3. Section 114379.36 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:114379.36. (a) On or before July 1, 2026, a chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal shall train employees on how to comply with the requirements of Section 114379.35.(b) A chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal shall offer ongoing training to all new employees on how to comply with the requirements of Section 114379.35.
SEC. 3. Section 114379.36 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
### SEC. 3.
114379.36. (a) On or before July 1, 2026, a chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal shall train employees on how to comply with the requirements of Section 114379.35.(b) A chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal shall offer ongoing training to all new employees on how to comply with the requirements of Section 114379.35.
114379.36. (a) On or before July 1, 2026, a chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal shall train employees on how to comply with the requirements of Section 114379.35.(b) A chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal shall offer ongoing training to all new employees on how to comply with the requirements of Section 114379.35.
114379.36. (a) On or before July 1, 2026, a chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal shall train employees on how to comply with the requirements of Section 114379.35.(b) A chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal shall offer ongoing training to all new employees on how to comply with the requirements of Section 114379.35.
114379.36. (a) On or before July 1, 2026, a chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal shall train employees on how to comply with the requirements of Section 114379.35.
(b) A chain restaurant that sells a childrens meal shall offer ongoing training to all new employees on how to comply with the requirements of Section 114379.35.
SEC. 4. Section 114379.37 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:114379.37. On or before April 1, 2026, a local enforcement agency shall provide written notice of the requirements of Sections 114379.35 and 114379.36 to chain restaurants in its jurisdiction that sell a childrens meal.
SEC. 4. Section 114379.37 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
### SEC. 4.
114379.37. On or before April 1, 2026, a local enforcement agency shall provide written notice of the requirements of Sections 114379.35 and 114379.36 to chain restaurants in its jurisdiction that sell a childrens meal.
114379.37. On or before April 1, 2026, a local enforcement agency shall provide written notice of the requirements of Sections 114379.35 and 114379.36 to chain restaurants in its jurisdiction that sell a childrens meal.
114379.37. On or before April 1, 2026, a local enforcement agency shall provide written notice of the requirements of Sections 114379.35 and 114379.36 to chain restaurants in its jurisdiction that sell a childrens meal.
114379.37. On or before April 1, 2026, a local enforcement agency shall provide written notice of the requirements of Sections 114379.35 and 114379.36 to chain restaurants in its jurisdiction that sell a childrens meal.
SEC. 5. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution for certain costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district because, in that regard, this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.However, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains other costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 5. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution for certain costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district because, in that regard, this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.However, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains other costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 5. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution for certain costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district because, in that regard, this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
### SEC. 5.
However, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains other costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.