Second Regular Session
Seventy-fourth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 24-0987.01 Alana Rosen x2606
HOUSE BILL 24-1206
House Committees Senate Committees
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING INCLUDING CERTAIN SCHOOLS AS TYPES OF SCHOOL101
FOOD AUTHORITIES, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING102
AN APPROPRIATION.103
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov/
.)
Joint Budget Committee. The bill adds approved facility schools,
facilities, and the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind (Colorado
school) as types of school food authorities in order to make approved
facility schools, facilities, and the Colorado school eligible for state
nutrition programs.
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Bird and Sirota, Taggart
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Kirkmeyer and Zenzinger, Rodriguez
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the bill appropriates $17,752 to
the department of education for state nutrition programs.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-2-407, add (3.5)2
as follows:3
22-2-407. List of approved facility schools - application -4
criteria - rules. (3.5) A
N APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOL OR FACILITY MAY5
ACT AS A SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE6
FEDERAL "RICHARD B. RUSSELL NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT", 427
U.S.C.
SEC. 1751 ET SEQ., OR THE FEDERAL "CHILD NUTRITION ACT OF8
1966",
42 U.S.C. SEC. 1771 ET SEQ.9
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-32-120, add10
(8)(a.2) and (8)(a.4) as follows:11
22-32-120. Food services - facilities - school food authorities -12
rules. (8) As used in this section, "school food authority" means:13
(a.2) T
HE COLORADO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND14
AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-80-102;15
(a.4) A
N APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOL OR FACILITY, AS DEFINED IN16
SECTION 22-2-402;17
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-54-123, add18
(2)(a.2) and (2)(a.4) as follows:19
22-54-123. Richard B. Russell national school lunch act -20
appropriation of state matching funds - definition. (2) As used in this21
section, unless the context otherwise requires, "school food authority"22
means:23
(a.2) T
HE COLORADO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND24
AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-80-102;25
HB24-1206-2- (a.4) AN APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOL OR FACILITY, AS DEFINED IN1
SECTION 22-2-402;2
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-54-123.5, add3
(2)(b)(I.2) and (2)(b)(I.4) as follows:4
22-54-123.5. School breakfast program - appropriation -5
low-performing schools - definition. (2) As used in this section:6
(b) "School food authority" means:7
(I.2) T
HE COLORADO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND8
AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-80-102;9
(I.4) A
N APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOL OR FACILITY, AS DEFINED IN10
SECTION 22-2-402;11
SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-80-102, add12
(3)(c) as follows:13
22-80-102. Educational institution. (3) (c) N
OTWITHSTANDING14
SUBSECTION (3)(b) OF THIS SECTION, THE SCHOOL IS A RESIDENTIAL CHILD15
CARE FACILITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 26-6-905 AND MAY ACT AS A16
SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FEDERAL "RICHARD17
B.
RUSSELL NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT", 42 U.S.C. SEC. 1751 ET18
SEQ., OR THE FEDERAL "CHILD NUTRITION ACT OF 1966", 42 U.S.C. SEC.19
1771
ET SEQ.20
SECTION 6. Appropriation. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year,21
$17,752 is appropriated to the department of education. This22
appropriation is from the healthy school meals for all program general23
fund exempt account. To implement this act, the department may use this24
appropriation for school meal reimbursements.25
SECTION 7. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,26
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate27
HB24-1206
-3- preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for1
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state2
institutions.3
HB24-1206
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