California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 18700

WIC § 18700 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 9 · Part 6 · Ch. 9.5

Statute text

(a)(1) It is hereby declared to be the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to access sufficient affordable and healthy food.

(2)Food insecurity is defined as the occasional or constant lack of access to the food one needs to live a healthy life and the uncertainty of being able to acquire enough food to meet the needs of an individual or household due to insufficient money or other resources.

(b)All relevant state agencies, including, but not limited to, the State Department of Social Services, the Department of Food and Agriculture, the State Department of Health Care Services, the State Department of Education, and the State Department of Public Health, shall consider this state policy when revising, adopting, or establishing policies, regulations, and grant criteria when those policies, regulations, and criteria are pertinent to the distribution of sufficient affordable food.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 879, Sec. 2. (SB 628) Effective January 1, 2024.