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Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the California Food Handler Card bill into law on Sept . 25. The California Food Handler Card law is designed to ensure that restaurant employees receive a reasonable level of training in food safety practices to reduce the potential for foodborne illness .  \nFood handlers must have a California Food Handler Card on or before July 1, 2011. Employees hired after June 1, 2011 will have 30 days from the date of hire to acquire a food handler card .  \nTo obtain a California Food Handler Card, food handlers will need to successfully pass a food handler test with a minimum score of 70 percent . The course and test may be online or through a trainer-led program . Food handlers must maintain a valid food handler card for the duration of his or her employment.  \nThe cards are valid throughout most of the state and are valid for three years from issuance . Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties have pre-existing food handler card programs and are exempted from the state mandate . Each food facility must maintain records documenting that each employee possesses a valid California Food Handler Card that can be provided to local enforcement officials upon request .  \nWHO IS A FOOD HANDLER?  \nA food handler is defined by the law as a person who is involved in the preparation, storage or service of food in a food facility.  \nHow much will it cost?  \nThe law stipulates that one training course must be available at no more than $15 to ensure affordability and prevent hardship on the food handler .  \nEmployers are not responsible by this law to pay for an employee’s time and expense to take the training and test unless a food facility provides in-house food safety training during normal working hours, and the training course must be approved for use in another state that has adopted requirements described in Subpart 2-103 . 11 of the 2001 edition of the model Food Code to comply with the California Food Handler Card law .  \nHow will it be enforced?  \nLocal health department enforcement officials are responsible for ensuring food facilities meet their obligations under the law, including ensuring food handlers possess a valid food handler card, and keeping records that can be provided to local enforcement officers upon request .  \nTimeline  \nFood handlers hired before June 1, 2011 must obtain a food handler card on or before July 1, 2011. Food handlers hired on or after June 1, 2011 must obtain a food handler card within 30 days of the date of hire .  \nExamples:  \n Food handler hired Feb . 1, 1987 must obtain a card on or before July 1, 2011  \n Food handler hired May 31, 2011 must obtain a card by July 1, 2011  \n Food handler hired June 1, 2011 must obtain a card within 30 days of hire Food handler hired Jan . 15, 2015 must obtain a card within 30 days of  \nExemptions  \nSome foodservice employees are exempt from the California Food Handler Card law requirement, including individuals holding a valid manager’s food safety certification such as Se rvSafe Food Protection Manager Certification pursuant to current law; food handlers in temporary facilities; food handlers subject to an existing local food handler card program, such as Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties; food facilities that are subject to a collective bargaining agreement with its food handlers; as well as food handlers who are employed by any of the following:  \n certified farmers market  \n commissaries  \n grocery stores, except for separately owned food facilities  \n licensed health care facilities  \n mobile support units  \n public and private school cafeterias  \n restricted food service facilities  \n retail stores where a majority of sales are from a  \nA food facility that provides in-house food safety training to all employees involved in the preparation, storage or service of food if all of th","cbCaittufFVS62Uz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaittufFVS62Uz","pdf",46936,"English","# California Food Handler Card Law\n## Key requirements for food handlers\n## How to obtain the card\n## Cost and employer responsibilities\n## Enforcement and recordkeeping\n## Timeline rules\n## Who is a food handler\n## Exemptions","[{\"question\":\"What does SB 602 require for food handlers in California?\",\"answer\":\"SB 602 requires food handlers to complete food safety training and obtain a California Food Handler Card to support safer restaurant practices and reduce foodborne illness risk.\"},{\"question\":\"When must food handlers get a California Food Handler Card?\",\"answer\":\"Food handlers hired before June 1, 2011 must obtain a card on or before July 1, 2011. Those hired on or after June 1, 2011 must obtain a card within 30 days of hire.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the card obtained and what test score is required?\",\"answer\":\"Food handlers must pass a food handler test with a minimum score of 70%. The course and test may be taken online or through a trainer-led program.\"}]","California Food Handler Card Law - SB 602 Requirements and Timeline | PDF",1790922456]