HOUSE BILL 22-1414
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Gonzales-Gutierrez and Michaelson Jenet,
Amabile, Bacon, Benavidez, Bernett, Bird, Boesenecker, Caraveo, Cutter,
Daugherty, Esgar, Exum, Froelich, Jodeh, Kennedy, Kipp, Lindsay,
Lontine, McCormick, Mullica, Ortiz, Ricks, Roberts, Sirota, Sullivan,
Tipper, Titone, Valdez A., Weissman, Woodrow, Garnett;
also SENATOR(S) Pettersen and Fields, Moreno, Bridges, Buckner,
Danielson, Donovan, Ginal, Gonzales, Hansen, Hinrichsen, Jaquez Lewis,
Kolker, Lee, Story, Winter, Zenzinger, Fenberg.
C
ONCERNING PROVIDING HEALTHY MEALS TO ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL
STUDENTS
, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , CREATING THE
HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL PROGRAM AND PROVIDING
FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM BY CAPPING ITEMIZED AND STANDARD
STATE INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS FOR TAXPAYERS WHO HAVE
FEDERAL ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME OF
$300,000 OR MORE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add part 2 to article
82.9 of title 22 as follows:
PART 2
NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
history, or the Session Laws.
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Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
the act. HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL PROGRAM
22-82.9-201. Short title. T
HE SHORT TITLE OF THIS PART 2 IS THE
"HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL ACT".
22-82.9-202. Legislative declaration. (1) T
HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FINDS AND DECLARES THAT
:
(a) N
O COLORADO CHILD SHOULD EXPERIENCE HUNGER , AND EVERY
PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT SHOULD BENEFIT FROM ACCESS TO HEALTHY
,
LOCALLY PROCURED, AND FRESHLY PREPARED MEALS DURING THE SCHOOL
DAY
;
(b) H
EALTHY SCHOOL MEALS ARE NECESSARY FOR ALL STUDENTS
FOR EFFECTIVE LEARNING
, AND COLORADO'S INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
SHOULD INCLUDE HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL STUDENTS TO SUPPORT
THE NOURISHMENT STUDENTS NEED TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC SUCCESS
;
(c) A
CCESS TO HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS SHOULD NOT CAUSE STIGMA
OR STRESS FOR ANY STUDENT SEEKING AN EDUCATION
;
(d) C
OLORADO'S HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM SHOULD
SUPPORT
COLORADO'S FOOD SYSTEMS, INCLUDING LOCAL FARMERS AND
RANCHERS
;
(e) C
OLORADO'S HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM MUST SUPPORT
STUDENTS
' NUTRITION AND PROVIDE QUALITY MEALS TO BOOST THE HEALTH
AND WELL
-BEING OF COLORADO STUDENTS;
(f) D
URING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE EASED PROGRAM RESTRICTIONS TO ALLOW
FREE MEALS TO CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS
UNIVERSALLY
, ENSURING THAT ALL STUDENTS FACING HUNGER HAD ACCESS
TO FOOD WHILE IN SCHOOL
; AND
(g) NOW THAT STRATEGIES EXIST TO PREVENT HUNGER FOR ALL
STUDENTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY
, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE STATE
EMBRACE THESE STRATEGIES TO MOVE TOWARD THE GOAL OF ENDING CHILD
HUNGER
.
PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 22-1414 (2) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS , THEREFORE, THAT IT IS IN THE
BEST INTERESTS OF THE STUDENTS OF
COLORADO AND THEIR FAMILIES TO
ENACT THE HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FREE
MEALS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR ALL STUDENTS
.
22-82.9-203. Definitions. A
S USED IN THIS PART 2, UNLESS THE
CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES
:
(1) "C
OLORADO GROWN, RAISED, OR PROCESSED PRODUCTS" MEANS
ALL FRUITS
, VEGETABLES, GRAINS, MEATS, AND DAIRY PRODUCTS, EXCEPT
LIQUID MILK
, GROWN, RAISED, OR PRODUCED IN COLORADO AND MINIMALLY
PROCESSED PRODUCTS OR VALUE
-ADDED PROCESSED PRODUCTS THAT MEET
THE STANDARDS FOR THE
COLORADO PROUD DESIGNATION , AS ESTABLISHED
BY THE
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE , EVEN IF THE PRODUCT
DOES NOT HAVE THE
COLORADO PROUD DESIGNATION .
(2) "C
OMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION " MEANS THE FEDERAL
PROGRAM CREATED IN
42 U.S.C. SEC. 1759a (a)(1)(F) THAT ALLOWS SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO CHOOSE TO RECEIVE FEDERAL SPECIAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS
FOR SCHOOL MEALS IN EXCHANGE FOR PROVIDING FREE SCHOOL MEALS TO
ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ALL OR SELECTED SCHOOLS OF THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT
.
(3) "D
EPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
CREATED IN SECTION
24-1-115.
(4) "E
LIGIBLE MEAL" MEANS A LUNCH OR BREAKFAST THAT MEETS
THE NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN
7 CFR 210.10, OR
SUCCESSOR REGULATIONS
, FOR THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM OR
THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM
.
(5) "F
EDERAL FREE REIMBURSEMENT RATE " MEANS THE FREE
REIMBURSEMENT RATE SET BY THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE FOR MEALS THAT QUALIFY FOR REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE
NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM AND THE NATIONAL SCHOOL
LUNCH PROGRAM
.
(6) "I
DENTIFIED STUDENT PERCENTAGE " MEANS THE PERCENTAGE OF
A PUBLIC SCHOOL
'S OR SCHOOL DISTRICT'S STUDENT ENROLLMENT WHO ARE
CERTIFIED AS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE MEALS BASED ON DOCUMENTATION OF
PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 22-1414 BENEFIT RECEIPT OR CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY AS DESCRIBED IN 7 CFR
245.6,
OR SUCCESSOR REGULATIONS.
(7) "M
INIMALLY PROCESSED PRODUCTS " MEANS RAW OR FROZEN
FABRICATED PRODUCTS
; PRODUCTS THAT RETAIN THEIR INHERENT
CHARACTER
, SUCH AS SHREDDED CARROTS OR DICED ONIONS ; AND DRIED
PRODUCTS
, SUCH AS BEANS, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY PRODUCTS THAT
ARE HEATED
, COOKED, OR CANNED.
(8) "N
ATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM " MEANS THE FEDERAL
SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM CREATED IN
42 U.S.C. SEC. 1773.
(9) "N
ATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM " MEANS THE FEDERAL
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM CREATED IN THE
"RICHARD B. RUSSELL NATIONAL
SCHOOL LUNCH ACT", 42 U.S.C. SEC. 1751 ET SEQ.
(10) "P
ARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY " MEANS A SCHOOL
FOOD AUTHORITY THAT CHOOSES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HEALTHY SCHOOL
MEALS FOR ALL PROGRAM
.
(11) "P
ROGRAM" MEANS THE HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL
PROGRAM CREATED IN SECTION
22-82.9-204.
(12) "S
CHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY " HAS THE SAME MEANING AS
PROVIDED IN SECTION
22-32-120 (8).
(13) "S
TATE BOARD" MEANS THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
CREATED AND EXISTING PURSUANT TO SECTION
1 OF ARTICLE IX OF THE
STATE CONSTITUTION
.
(14) "V
ALUE-ADDED PROCESSED PRODUCTS" MEANS PRODUCTS THAT
ARE ALTERED FROM THEIR UNPROCESSED OR MINIMALLY PROCESSED STATE
THROUGH PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES
, INCLUDING COOKING, BAKING, OR
CANNING
.
22-82.9-204. Healthy school meals for all program - created -
rules. (1) (a) T
HERE IS CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT THE HEALTHY SCHOOL
MEALS FOR ALL PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH EACH SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY
THAT CHOOSES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM
:
PAGE 4-HOUSE BILL 22-1414 (I) OFFERS ELIGIBLE MEALS, WITHOUT CHARGE, TO ALL STUDENTS
ENROLLED IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SERVED BY THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL
FOOD AUTHORITY THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH
PROGRAM OR NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM
;
(II) R
ECEIVES REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE MEALS AS DESCRIBED IN
SUBSECTION
(1)(b) OF THIS SECTION;
(III) I
S ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A LOCAL FOOD PURCHASING GRANT
PURSUANT TO SECTION
22-82.9-205, SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (4)(b) OF THIS
SECTION
;
(IV) I
S ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FUNDING PURSUANT TO SECTION
22-82.9-206 TO INCREASE WAGES OR PROVIDE STIPENDS FOR INDIVIDUALS
WHOM THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY EMPLOYS TO DIRECTLY
PREPARE AND SERVE FOOD FOR SCHOOL MEALS
, SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION
(4)(b) OF THIS SECTION; AND
(V) IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE LOCAL
SCHOOL FOOD PURCHASING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION GRANT
PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECTION
22-82.9-207, SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION
(4)(b) OF THIS SECTION.
(b) T
HE AMOUNT OF THE REIMBURSEMENT PROVIDED THROUGH THE
PROGRAM TO EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY FOR EACH
BUDGET YEAR IS EQUAL TO THE FEDERAL FREE REIMBURSEMENT RATE
MULTIPLIED BY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE MEALS THAT THE
PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY SERVES DURING THE APPLICABLE
BUDGET YEAR MINUS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR ELIGIBLE
MEALS SERVED DURING THE APPLICABLE BUDGET YEAR THAT THE
PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY RECEIVES PURSUANT TO THE
NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM
, THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH
PROGRAM
, SECTIONS 22-54-123 AND 22-54-123.5, ARTICLE 82.7 OF THIS
TITLE
22, AND PART 1 OF THIS ARTICLE 82.9.
(c) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP PROCEDURES TO ALLOCATE
AND DISBURSE
, BEGINNING IN THE 2023-24 BUDGET YEAR, THE MONEY
APPROPRIATED AS REIMBURSEMENTS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AMONG
PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES EACH BUDGET YEAR IN AN
EQUITABLE MANNER AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
PAGE 5-HOUSE BILL 22-1414 NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM AND THE NATIONAL SCHOOL
LUNCH PROGRAM
.
(2) A
SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY THAT CHOOSES TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE PROGRAM MUST ANNUALLY GIVE NOTICE OF PARTICIPATION TO THE
DEPARTMENT AS PROVIDED BY RULE OF THE STATE BOARD
. AT A MINIMUM,
THE NOTICE MUST INCLUDE EVIDENCE THAT THE SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY
IS PARTICIPATING IN THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION AS REQUIRED
IN SUBSECTION
(3) OF THIS SECTION.
(3) I
F THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CREATES
THE OPTION FOR THE STATE
, AS A WHOLE, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION
, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PARTICIPATE
IN THE OPTION AND SHALL WORK WITH SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES AND THE
NECESSARY STATE AND LOCAL DEPARTMENTS TO COLLECT DATA AND
IMPLEMENT THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION STATEWIDE
. UNTIL
SUCH TIME AS
COLORADO PARTICIPATES IN THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY
PROVISION AS A STATE
, EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY , AS
A CONDITION OF PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM
, MUST MAXIMIZE THE
AMOUNT OF FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT BY PARTICIPATING IN THE
COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION FOR ALL SCHOOLS THAT QUALIFY FOR
THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION AND THAT THE PARTICIPATING
SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY SERVES
.
(4) (a) A
S SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
PART
2, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL APPLY TO THE FEDERAL SECRETARY OF
AGRICULTURE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT OPERATED
PURSUANT TO
42 U.S.C. SEC. 1758 (b)(15) FOR DIRECT CERTIFICATION FOR
CHILDREN RECEIVING MEDICAID BENEFITS
, WITH THE INTENT THAT THE
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT IS IMPLEMENTED STATEWIDE TO THE EXTENT
ALLOWABLE UNDER FEDERAL LAW
. IF THE STATE IS SELECTED TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
,
INCLUDING ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES BY WHICH
A STUDENT MAY BE CERTIFIED
, WITHOUT FURTHER APPLICATION, AS MEETING
THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR FREE OR REDUCED
-PRICE MEALS
PURSUANT TO THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM AND THE
NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM BASED ON INFORMATION COLLECTED
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FI NANCING IN
PAGE 6-HOUSE BILL 22-1414 IMPLEMENTING THE MEDICAID PROGRAM .
(b) I
MPLEMENTATION OF SECTIONS 22-82.9-205 TO 22-82.9-207 IS
CONDITIONAL UPON THE STATE OF
COLORADO BEING CERTIFIED TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR DIRECT CERTIFICATION
FOR CHILDREN RECEIVING MEDICAID BENEFITS THAT IS OPERATED PURSUANT
TO
42 U.S.C. SEC. 1758 (b)(15).
(5) T
HE STATE BOARD SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AS NECESSARY TO
IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM
, INCLUDING RULES TO MAXIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF
FEDERAL FUNDING AVAILABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM
.
22-82.9-205. Local food purchasing grant - amount - advisory
committee - verification of invoices. (1) (a) S
UBJECT TO SUBSECTION (5)
OF THIS SECTION, EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY THAT
CREATES AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION
(3) OF
THIS SECTION IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A LOCAL FOOD PURCHASING GRANT
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO PURCHASE
COLORADO GROWN, RAISED, OR
PROCESSED PRODUCTS
.
(b) O
N OR BEFORE AUGUST 1 OF THE FIRST FULL BUDGET YEAR IN
WHICH THIS SECTION IS EFFECTIVE AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION
(5) OF THIS
SECTION AND ON OR BEFORE
AUGUST 1 OF EACH BUDGET YEAR THEREAFTER,
EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY SHALL TRACK AND REPORT
TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PRECEDING BUDGET YEAR
:
(I) T
HE TOTAL AMOUNT SPENT IN PURCHASING ALL PRODUCTS USED
IN PREPARING MEALS AND HOW MUCH OF THAT TOTAL WAS ATTRIBUTABLE
TO THE LOCAL FOOD PURCHASING GRANT THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD
AUTHORITY RECEIVED
;
(II) T
HE TOTAL AMOUNT SPENT TO PURCHASE COLORADO GROWN,
RAISED, OR PROCESSED PRODUCTS AND HOW MUCH OF THAT TOTAL WAS
ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE LOCAL FOOD PURCHASING GRANT THE PARTICIPATING
SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY RECEIVED
;
(III) T
HE TOTAL AMOUNT SPENT TO PURCHASE VALUE -ADDED
PROCESSED PRODUCTS AND HOW MUCH OF THAT TOTAL WAS ATTRIBUTABLE
TO THE LOCAL FOOD PURCHASING GRANT THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD
AUTHORITY RECEIVED
; AND
PAGE 7-HOUSE BILL 22-1414 (IV) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE MEALS THE PARTICIPATING
SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY PROVIDED TO STUDENTS
.
(2) (a) S
UBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (2)(b) OF THIS
SECTION
, AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH BUDGET YEAR THE DEPARTMENT ,
SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS , SHALL DISTRIBUTE TO EACH
PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY THAT IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A
GRANT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION THE GREATER OF FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS OR AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO TWENTY
-FIVE CENTS MULTIPLIED BY THE
NUMBER OF LUNCHES THAT QUALIFIED AS AN ELIGIBLE MEAL THAT THE
PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY SERVED TO STUDENTS IN THE
PRECEDING SCHOOL YEAR
. THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY
SHALL USE THE MONEY RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO PURCHASE
ONLY
COLORADO GROWN , RAISED, OR PROCESSED PRODUCTS AND AS
PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION
(3)(b) OF THIS SECTION AND SHALL NOT USE MORE
THAN TWENTY
-FIVE PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT RECEIVED TO PURCHASE
VALUE
-ADDED PROCESSED PRODUCTS . IN ADDITION, A SCHOOL FOOD
AUTHORITY MAY USE UP TO TEN PERCENT OF THE MONEY RECEIVED
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO PAY ALLOWABLE COSTS
, AS IDENTIFIED BY
RULES OF THE STATE BOARD
, INCURRED IN COMPLYING WITH THIS SECTION.
(b) A
T THE BEGINNING OF EACH BUDGET YEAR, EACH PARTICIPATING
SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT AN ESTIMATE
OF THE AMOUNT IT EXPECTS TO SPEND TO PURCHASE
COLORADO GROWN,
RAISED, OR PROCESSED PRODUCTS FOR THE BUDGET YEAR ; A DESCRIPTION OF
THE ITEMS AND AMOUNTS IT EXPECTS TO PURCHASE
; AND A LIST OF THE
SUPPLIERS FROM WHICH IT EXPECTS TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS
. IF, BASED ON
THE INFORMATION PROVIDED
, THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT A
PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY IS UNLIKELY TO SPEND THE FULL
AMOUNT OF THE GRANT DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION
(2)(a) OF THIS SECTION,
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT
ACCORDINGLY
. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DISTRIBUTE TO OTHER
PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE
GRANTS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION ANY AMOUNT THAT IS RETAINED
PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION
(2)(b). THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DISTRIBUTE
THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS TO THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD
AUTHORITIES FOR WHICH THE GRANT AMOUNT CALCULATED PURSUANT TO
SUBSECTION
(2)(a) OF THIS SECTION IS LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS
, PRIORITIZED BASED ON THE HIGHEST IDENTIFIED STUDENT
PERCENTAGES AND GREATEST FINANCIAL NEED
.
PAGE 8-HOUSE BILL 22-1414 (3) (a) TO RECEIVE A LOCAL FOOD PURCHASING GRANT PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION
, A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY MUST ESTABLISH
AN ADVISORY COMMI TTEE MADE UP OF STUDENTS AND PARENTS OF
STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SERVED BY THE
PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY
. IN SELECTING STUDENTS AND
PARENTS TO SERVE ON THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
, THE PARTICIPATING
SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY SHALL ENSURE THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE REFLECTS THE RACIAL
, ETHNIC, AND SOCIOECONOMIC
DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE STUDENT POPULATION ENROLLED BY THE
PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY
. THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SHALL ADVISE THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY CONCERNING
THE SELECTION OF FOODS TO ENSURE THAT MEALS ARE CULTURALLY
RELEVANT
, HEALTHY, AND APPEALING TO ALL AGES OF THE STUDENT
POPULATION
.
(b) A
PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY MAY USE UP TO
TWELVE PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT RECEIVED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION
(2)
OF THIS SECTION TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE REQUIRED IN SUBSECTION
(3)(a) OF THIS SECTION.
(4) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL ANNUALLY REQUIRE A SELECTED GROUP
OF PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES THAT RECEIVED A GRANT
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IN THE PRECEDING BUDGET YEAR TO SUBMIT TO
THE DEPARTMENT A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF THE INVOICES FOR THE
PRODUCTS PURCHASED USING THE GRANT MONEY
. NO LATER THAN
SEPTEMBER 1 OF THE SECOND BUDGET YEAR IN WHICH THIS SECTION IS
EFFECTIVE AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION
(5) OF THIS SECTION, AND NO LATER
THAN
SEPTEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
REVIEW THE INVOICES TO VERIFY THAT THE PRODUCTS PURCHASED MET THE
REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION
. IF THE DEPARTMENT FINDS THAT
A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY USED A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF
THE GRANT MONEY
, AS DETERMINED BY RULE OF THE STATE BOARD , TO
PURCHASE PRODUCTS THAT DID NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
SECTION
, THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY IS INELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE A GRANT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION FOR THE NEXT BUDGET YEAR
FOLLOWING THE BUDGET YEAR IN WHICH THE DEPARTMENT COMPLETES THE
REVIEW
.
(5) T
HIS SECTION IS EFFECTIVE BEGINNING IN THE FIRST FULL BUDGET
YEAR AFTER THE STATE OF
COLORADO IS CERTIFIED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
PAGE 9-HOUSE BILL 22-1414 FEDERAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR DIRECT CERTIFICATION FOR
CHILDREN RECEIVING MEDICAID BENEFITS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION
22-82.9-204 (4) AND BEGINS INCLUDING MEDICAID DIRECT CERTIFICATION
IN DETERMINING SCHOOL DISTRICTS
' IDENTIFIED STUDENT PERCENTAGES.
22-82.9-206. School meals food preparation and service
employees - wage increase or stipend. (1) S
UBJECT TO SUBSECTION (2) OF
THIS SECTION
, IN ADDITION TO THE AMOUNTS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO
SECTIONS
22-82.9-204 AND 22-82.9-205, A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD
AUTHORITY MAY RECEIVE THE GREATER OF THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR
AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO TWELVE CENTS MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF
SCHOOL LUNCHES THAT QUALIFY AS ELIGIBLE MEALS THAT THE
PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY PROVIDED IN THE PREVIOUS
BUDGET YEAR
, SO LONG AS THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY
USES ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION TO INCREASE WAGES OR PROVIDE STIPENDS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHOM
THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY EMPLOYS TO DIRECTLY
PREPARE AND SERVE FOOD FOR SCHOOL MEALS
. TO RECEIVE THE AMOUNT
DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION
, A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY
MUST SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION TO THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY
RULES OF THE STATE BOARD TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THE INCREASE IN
WAGES OR PROVISION OF STIPENDS USING THE AMOUNT RECEIVED PURS UANT
TO THIS SECTION IS IMPLEMENTED FOR THE BUDGET YEAR IN WHICH THE
AMOUNT IS RECEIVED
.
(2) T
HIS SECTION IS EFFECTIVE BEGINNING IN THE FIRST FULL BUDGET
YEAR AFTER THE STATE OF
COLORADO IS CERTIFIED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
FEDERAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR DIRECT CERTIFICATION FOR
CHILDREN RECEIVING MEDICAID BENEFITS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION
22-82.9-204 (4) AND BEGINS INCLUDING MEDICAID DIRECT CERTIFICATION
IN DETERMINING SCHOOL DISTRICTS
' IDENTIFIED STUDENT PERCENTAGES.
22-82.9-207. Local school food purchasing technical assistance
and education grant program - created - report. (1) S
UBJECT TO
SUBSECTION
(4) OF THIS SECTION, THERE IS CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT
THE LOCAL SCHOOL FOOD PURCHASING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM TO ISSUE A GRANT TO A STATEWIDE NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION TO DEVELOP AND MANAGE A GRANT PROGRAM TO ASSIST
WITH THE PROMOTION OF
COLORADO GROWN , RAISED, OR PROCESSED
PRODUCTS TO PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES AND TO ASSIST
PAGE 10-HOUSE BILL 22-1414 PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES IN PREPARING MEALS USING
BASIC INGREDIENTS
, WITH MINIMAL RELIANCE ON PROCESSED PRODUCTS .
(2) S
UBJECT TO AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS , THE NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION MAY AWARD GRANTS FOR
:
(a) T
RAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE , AND PHYSICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
, AWARDED TO PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES ,
GROWER ASSOCIATIONS , OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT AGGREGATE
PRODUCTS FROM PRODUCERS FOR
:
(I) P
ROFESSIONAL CONTRACTING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD
SYSTEMS
;
(II) C
HEF TRAINING ON FOOD HANDLING, MEAL PREPARATION USING
BASIC INGREDIENTS
, AND PROCUREMENT PRACTICES , AND FOR KITCHEN
EQUIPMENT PURCHASES
;
(III) G
OOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES CERTIFICATION COSTS AND
GOOD HANDLING PRACTICES CERTIFICATION COSTS AND TRAINING ON
SELLING TO SCHOOLS
; AND
(IV) CAPACITY BUILDING FOR LOCAL VALUE -ADDED PROCESSED
PRODUCTS
; AND
(b) EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND PROMOTION FOR:
(I) S
CHOOLS TO ENGAGE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES ON THE
BENEFITS OF FARM
-TO-SCHOOL AND WAYS TO SUPPORT FARM -TO-SCHOOL;
AND
(II) GROWER ASSOCIATIONS AND GROWERS TO COMMUNICATE TO
SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE MULTIPLE BENEFITS OF
PURCHASING LOCAL PRODUCTS
.
(3) T
HE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SHALL ANNUALLY REPORT TO
THE DEPARTMENT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM
, INCLUDING:
PAGE 11-HOUSE BILL 22-1414 (a) THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF ENTITIES RECEIVING GRANTS ;
(b) T
HE NUMBER, TYPES, AND PURPOSES OF THE GRANTS AWARDED
PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION
(2)(a) OF THIS SECTION; AND
(c) THE TYPES OF EDUCATION , OUTREACH, AND PROMOTION
CONDUCTED BY PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES AND OTHERS
PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION
(2)(b) OF THIS SECTION.
(4) T
HIS SECTION IS EFFECTIVE BEGINNING IN THE FIRST FULL BUDGET
YEAR AFTER THE STATE OF
COLORADO IS CERTIFIED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
FEDERAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR DIRECT CERTIFICATION FOR
CHILDREN RECEIVING MEDICAID BENEFITS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION
22-82.9-204 (4) AND BEGINS INCLUDING MEDICAID DIRECT CERTIFICATION
IN DETERMINING SCHOOL DISTRICTS
' IDENTIFIED STUDENT PERCENTAGES.
22-82.9-208. Report - audit. (1) (a) O
N OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1,
2024,
AND ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1 EVERY TWO YEARS THEREAFTER, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL PREPARE A REPORT CONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF SECTION
22-82.9-204 AND SECTIONS 22-82.9-205, 22-82.9-206, AND
22-82.9-207, TO THE EXTENT THOSE SECTIONS ARE IN EFFECT AS PROVIDED
IN SECTION
22-82.9-204 (4)(b). AT A MINIMUM, THE REPORT MUST DESCRIBE:
(I) T
HE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE FREE
ELIGIBLE MEALS AS A RESULT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM
;
(II) T
HE EFFECT OF THE USE OF LOCAL FOOD PURCHASING GRANTS ON
THE AMOUNT OF
COLORADO GROWN , RAISED, OR PROCESSED PRODUCTS
PURCHASED BY PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES AND INCLUDE A
COMPILATION OF THE INFORMATION REPORTED BY PARTICIPATING SCHOOL
FOOD AUTHORITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION
22-82.9-205 (1)(b);
(III) T
HE EFFECT OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY PURSUANT TO
SECTION
22-82.9-206 ON THE AMOUNT OF WAGES PAID OR THE AMOUNT OF
STIPENDS PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY PUBLIC
SCHOOLS TO PREPARE AND SERVE SCHOOL MEALS
; AND
(IV) A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION REPORTED BY THE
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PURSUANT TO SECTION
22-82.9-207 (3)
CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL FOOD PURCHASING
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(b) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT THE REPORT TO THE EDUCATION
COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE
; THE
AGRICULTURE
, LIVESTOCK, AND WATER COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
; AND THE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE
; OR ANY SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES .
(c) N
OTWITHSTANDING THE REQUIREMENT IN SECTION 24-1-136
(11)(a)(I),
THE REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT THE REPORT DESCRIBED IN THIS
SUBSECTION
(1) CONTINUES INDEFINITELY.
(2) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONTRACT WITH AN INDEPENDENT
AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A BIENNIAL FINANCIAL AND PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM
, INCLUDING IMPLEMENTATION OF
SECTION
22-82.9-204 AND INCLUDING IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCAL FOOD
PURCHASING GRANTS PURSUANT TO SECTION
22-82.9-205, DISTRIBUTIONS
FOR THE INCREASE IN WAGES OR PROVISION OF STIPENDS PURSUANT TO
SECTION
22-82.9-206, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL FOOD
PURCHASING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM
PURSUANT TO SECTION
22-82.9-207, TO THE EXTENT SAID SECTIONS ARE IN
EFFECT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION
22-82.9-204 (4)(b). THE AUDIT OF THE TWO
BUDGET YEARS IN EACH BIENNIAL CYCLE MUST BE COMPLETED BY
DECEMBER 1 OF THE FOLLOWING BUDGET YEAR . THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
MAKE THE AUDIT EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY THE PUBLIC ON THE DEPARTMENT
WEBSITE
.
22-82.9-209. Program - funding. F
OR THE 2023-24 BUDGET YEAR
AND FOR EACH BUDGET YEAR THEREAFTER
, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL
APPROPRIATE TO THE DEPARTMENT
, BY SEPARATE LINE ITEM IN THE ANNUAL
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL
, THE AMOUNT NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE
PROGRAM
, INCLUDING THE AMOUNT REQUIRED TO REIMBURSE
PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES FOR ELIGIBLE MEALS PROVIDED
TO STUDENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION
22-82.9-204 AND INCLUDING THE
AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED AS LOCAL FOOD PURCHASING GRANTS PURSUANT TO
SECTION
22-82.9-205, THE AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED PURSUANT TO SECTION
22-82.9-206 TO INCREASE THE WAGES OR PROVIDE STIPENDS FOR STAFF WHO
PREPARE AND SERVE SCHOOL MEALS
, AND AT LEAST FIVE MILLION DOLLARS
ANNUALLY TO IMPLEMENT THE LOCAL SCHOOL FOOD PURCHASING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO
PAGE 13-HOUSE BILL 22-1414 SECTION 22-82.9-207, TO THE EXTENT SAID SECTIONS ARE IN EFFECT AS
PROVIDED IN SECTION
22-82.9-204 (4)(b). THE DEPARTMENT MAY EXPEND
NOT MORE THAN ONE AND FIVE
-TENTHS PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT
ANNUALLY APPROPRIATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO OFFSET THE
DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS INCURRED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN
IMPLEMENTING THIS PART
2.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 22-82.9-101 as
follows:
22-82.9-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may becited as THE SHORT TITLE OF THIS PART 1 IS the "Child Nutrition School
Lunch Protection Program Act".
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-82.9-103, amend
the introductory portion as follows:
22-82.9-103. Definitions. As used in this article PART 1, unless the
context otherwise requires:
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-82.9-105, amend
(1) and (2) as follows:
22-82.9-105. Program funding. (1) 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 program, who
would otherwise be required to pay a reduced price for lunch. The
appropriation to the department for the program must be in addition to any
appropriation made by the general assembly pursuant to section 22-54-123
or 22-54-123.5 (1). The department may expend not more than two percent
of the money annually appropriated for the program to offset the direct and
indirect costs incurred by the department in implementing the program
pursuant to this article 82.9
PART 1.
(2) The department is authorized to seek and accept gifts, grants,
and donations from public and private sources for the purposes of this
article
PART 1, but receipt of gifts, grants, and donations shall not be ARE
PAGE 14-HOUSE BILL 22-1414 NOT a prerequisite to the implementation of the program.
SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-82.9-107, amend
(1) as follows:
22-82.9-107. No individual entitlement. (1) Nothing in this article
shall be interpreted to THIS PART 1 DOES NOT create a legal entitlement to
any participant to assistance provided pursuant to the program.
SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-22-104, amend
(3)(p) introductory portion; and add (3)(p.5) as follows:
39-22-104. Income tax imposed on individuals, estates, and
trusts - single rate - report - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal.
(3) There shall be added to the federal taxable income:
(p) E
XCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (3)(p.5) OF THIS
SECTION
, for income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2022, for
taxpayers who claim itemized deductions as defined in section 63 (d) of the
internal revenue code and who have federal adjusted gross income in the
income tax year equal to or exceeding four hundred thousand dollars:
(p.5) (I) F
OR INCOME TAX YEARS COMMENCING ON OR AFTER
JANUARY 1, 2023, FOR TAXPAYERS WHO CLAIM ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS AS
DEFINED IN SECTION
63 (d) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OR THE
STANDARD DEDUCTION AS DEFINED IN SECTION
63 (c) OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE AND WHO HAVE FEDERAL ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME IN THE
INCOME TAX YEAR EQUAL TO OR EXCEEDING THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS
:
(A) F
OR A TAXPAYER WHO FILES A SINGLE RETURN, THE AMOUNT BY
WHICH THE ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS DEDUCTED FROM GROSS INCOME UNDER
SECTION
63 (a) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE EXCEED , OR THE
STANDARD DEDUCTION DEDUCTED FROM GROSS INCOME UNDER SECTION
63
(c)
OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE EXCEEDS , TWELVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS
; AND
(B) FOR TAXPAYERS WHO FILE A JOINT RETURN , THE AMOUNT BY
WHICH THE ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS DEDUCTED FROM GROSS INCOME UNDER
SECTION
63 (a) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE EXCEED , OR THE
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(c)
OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE EXCEEDS , SIXTEEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS
.
(II) F
OR THE 2023-24 STATE FISCAL YEAR AND STATE FISCAL YEARS
THEREAFTER
, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL ANNUALLY APPROPRIATE AN
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REVENUE AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF
REVENUE GENERATED BY THE ADDITION TO FEDERAL TAXABLE INCOME
DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION
(3)(p.5)(I) OF THIS SECTION, BUT NOT MORE THAN
THE AMOUNT REQUIRED
, TO FULLY FUND THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS
OF IMPLEMENTING THE HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL PROGRAM AS
PROVIDED IN SECTION
22-82.9-209. THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION
(3)(p.5)(I) OF THIS SECTION CONSTITUTE A VOTER -APPROVED REVENUE
CHANGE
, APPROVED BY THE VOTERS AT THE STATEWIDE ELECTION IN
NOVEMBER OF 2022, AND THE REVENUE GENERATED BY THIS
VOTER
-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE MAY BE COLLECTED , RETAINED,
APPROPRIATED, AND SPENT WITHOUT SUBSEQUENT VOTER APPROVAL ,
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LIMITS IN THE STATE CONSTITUTION OR LAW .
T
HE ADDITION TO FEDERAL TAXABLE INCOME DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION
(3)(p.5)(I) OF THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY FOR AN INCOME TAX YEAR
THAT COMMENCES AFTER THE HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL PROGRAM
,
OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROGRAM , IS REPEALED. UPON REPEAL OF THE HEALTHY
SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL PROGRAM
, OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROGRAM , THE
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL PROMPTLY NOTIFY THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR IN WRITING THAT THE PROGRAM IS REPEALED
.
SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-2-112, add (1)(v)
as follows:
22-2-112. Commissioner - duties - report - legislative declaration
- repeal. (1) Subject to the supervision of the state board, the commissioner
has the following duties:
(v) U
PON THE REPEAL OF PART 2 OF ARTICLE 82.9 OF THIS TITLE 22
AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 39-22-104 (3)(p.5)(II), TO PROMPTLY
NOTIFY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE IN
WRITING THAT THE HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL PROGRAM IS
REPEALED
.
SECTION 8. Refer to people under referendum. At the election
PAGE 16-HOUSE BILL 22-1414 held on November 8, 2022, the secretary of state shall submit this act by its
ballot title to the registered electors of the state for their approval or
rejection. Each elector voting at the election may cast a vote either
"Yes/For" or "No/Against" on the following ballot title: "Shall state taxes
be increased $100,727,820 annually by a change to the Colorado Revised
Statutes that, to support healthy meals for public school students, increases
state taxable income only for individuals who have federal taxable income
of $300,000 or more by limiting itemized or standard state income tax
deductions to $12,000 for single tax return filers and $16,000 for joint tax
return filers, and, in connection therewith, creating the healthy school meals
for all program to provide free school meals to students in public schools;
providing grants for participating schools to purchase Colorado grown,
raised, or processed products, to increase wages or provide stipends for
employees who prepare and serve school meals, and to create parent and
student advisory committees to provide advice to ensure school meals are
healthy and appealing to all students; and creating a program to assist in
promoting Colorado food products and preparing school meals using basic
nutritious ingredients with minimal reliance on processed products?" Except
as otherwise provided in section 1-40-123, Colorado Revised Statutes, if a
PAGE 17-HOUSE BILL 22-1414 majority of the electors voting on the ballot title vote "Yes/For", then the act
will become part of the Colorado Revised Statutes.
____________________________ ____________________________
Alec Garnett Steve Fenberg
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
____________________________ ____________________________
Robin Jones Cindi L. Markwell
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
_________________________________________
Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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