Food insecurity survey.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill requires the California Department of Social Services to conduct an annual statewide survey to assess food insecurity among California residents. The survey will be modeled after a federal survey and its results will be made publicly available on the department’s website. The department can collaborate with research institutions to carry out this task, and will not conduct a survey during the same year as a federal food security survey.
Key provisions
- Requires the State Department of Social Services to conduct an annual statewide food insecurity survey.
- The survey will be modeled after the USDA Economic Research Service national household food security survey.
- Survey results must be publicly available on the Department’s website.
- The department can contract with external vendors or research institutions to administer the survey.
- The department will not conduct a survey during the same year as a federal food security survey.
Who is affected
- California Residents
- Individuals and Households experiencing food insecurity
- The State Department of Social Services
- Public Research Institutions
Notable changes
- Establishes a formal statewide assessment of food insecurity.
- Creates a requirement for public reporting of survey results.
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