Bill > AB1734

This bill, known as the Count Hunger Act, aims to better understand and address food insecurity in California by establishing a two-year pilot program. This program, run by the State Department of Public Health in partnership with the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), will ensure that specific questions about food insecurity are included and funded within the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). The CHIS is a statewide health survey conducted annually by UCLA, interviewing thousands of households to gather information on various health-related topics. For the purposes of this pilot program, the food insecurity questions will specifically target households with incomes at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a measure used to determine eligibility for various assistance programs. UCLA will then be required to publish any available data collected from this portion of the survey at the statewide, regional, and county levels, making it publicly accessible through the CHIS website, while ensuring no personally identifiable information is shared. The implementation of this pilot program is contingent upon the Legislature appropriating funds for it and the Regents of the University of California agreeing to its application, with the program intended to run in the 2027 and 2028 calendar years or two subsequent years if funding becomes available later.

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