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CDCR seeks more food funding and a one‑time payment to meet California‑grown purchase requirements
Summary
CDCR told the subcommittee its per‑person food funding lags actual costs and requested ongoing baseline increases plus one‑time funds to meet a 60 percent California‑grown procurement requirement; officials said they currently average about $3.40 per person per day in funded authority but actual costs exceed that level.
CDCR asked the committee for $32.1 million ongoing to update its baseline food funding methodology and for a one‑time $5 million allocation in 2025‑26 to comply with a statutory requirement that state institutions purchase at least 60 percent California‑grown agricultural products by calendar year 2025.
Lance Eshelman, CDCR food administrator, told the committee that the department’s funded meal rate is…
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