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2025 California Code
Food and Agricultural Code - FAC
DIVISION 21 - MARKETING
PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 8 - The Buy American Food Act
Section 58596.4.

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CA Food & Agri Code § 58596.4 (2025)
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58596.4. (a) To monitor price gouging, any local educational agency participating in a federal school lunch or school meal program subject to subdivision (a) of Section 58596.3 may report to the State Department of Education any increases in the prices of agricultural food products that exceeds 25 percent of the previous year’s prices and is encouraged to retain documentation to support the complaint. Documentation may include, but is not limited to, an invoice, receipt, or bill of sale.

(b) The State Department of Education shall annually post on its internet website the aggregate information on reports received from local educational agencies pursuant to subdivision (a) on price increases.

(c) The State Department of Education shall add a question to the administrative review required pursuant to Section 210.18 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations (7 C.F.R. 210.18) regarding any increases of the price of agricultural food products and the annual costs associated with implementing Section 58596.3.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 602, Sec. 2. (SB 490) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 58596.5.)

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