§ 22-82.9-101. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Child Nutrition School Lunch Protection Program Act”. Source: L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1640, § 2, effective August 5.
§ 22-82.9-102. Legislative Declaration
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that, for purposes of section 17 of article IX of the state constitution: Good nutrition is an essential component to student learning and promotes success for students in today’s fast-paced environment; By increasing the number of students who can receive a free, nutritious lunch, the school lunch program […]
§ 22-82.9-103. Definitions
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: “Department” means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S. “Program” means the child nutrition school lunch protection program created pursuant to section 22-82.9-104. (2.5) “School food authority” means: A school district or the state charter school institute; A charter school […]
§ 22-82.9-104. Child Nutrition School Lunch Protection Program – Creation – Administration – Objectives
There is hereby created the child nutrition school lunch protection program to ensure that each student in a Colorado public school has access to a healthy lunch at school to help the student participate fully in the learning process. The department shall administer the program in accordance with the procedures developed pursuant to section 22-82.9-106. […]
§ 22-82.9-105. Program Funding
For each fiscal year, the general assembly shall make an appropriation by separate line item in the annual general appropriation bill to allow school food authorities to provide lunches at no charge for children in state-subsidized early childhood education programs administered by public schools or in kindergarten through twelfth grade, participating in the school lunch […]
§ 22-82.9-106. Program – Procedures
The department shall develop procedures to allocate and disburse the moneys in the program among participating school food authorities each year, in an equitable manner and in compliance with the requirements of the federal “Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act”, 42 U.S.C. sec. 1751 et seq. Source: L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1642, […]
§ 22-82.9-107. No Individual Entitlement
Nothing in this article shall be interpreted to create a legal entitlement to any participant to assistance provided pursuant to the program. The department in administering the program and a school food authority in implementing the program may not create and shall not be deemed to create a legal entitlement to any participant to assistance […]