Health omnibus.
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Fiscal committee
No
Appropriation
No
Current location
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
Senate Bill 1447 updates various health and safety code sections to clarify definitions, improve food safety practices, and enhance public health surveillance. It expands the definition of a catering operation, adds definitions for specific food products, requires specific thawing procedures for frozen fish, and modifies requirements for school food facilities and nurse assistant certifications. The bill also establishes collaborative meetings between the California Department of Aging and the State Department of Public Health Office of AIDS to address the needs of aging Californians with chronic conditions and infectious diseases.
Key provisions
- Defines ‘catering operation’ to include permanent food facilities serving food off-site.
- Adds definitions for ‘egg product,’ ‘intact meat,’ and ‘mechanically tenderized’ food.
- Requires specific thawing procedures for reduced oxygen packaged fish.
- Modifies requirements for school food facilities to prioritize nonprofit charitable feeding organizations.
- Updates the syndromic surveillance data collection requirements, allowing for alternative reporting systems.
- Specifies that approved training programs for nurse assistant certification include live, online instructor-led training through December 31, 2028.
- Establishes a process for sharing food from school cafeterias to reduce food insecurity.
- Provides for administrative fines for violations of food safety regulations, with reduced penalties for first-time offenses.
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Primary sponsor
Committee on Health
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