HOUSE BILL 24-1206
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Bird and Sirota, Taggart, Amabile, Brown,
Clifford, Duran, English, Epps, Froelich, Garcia, Hamrick, Hernandez,
Jodeh, Joseph, Kipp, Lieder, Lindsay, Lindstedt, Lukens, Mabrey, Marshall,
Martinez, Mauro, McLachlan, Ricks, Rutinel, Snyder, Story, Titone,
Velasco, Vigil, Weissman, Willford, Young, McCluskie;
also SENATOR(S) Kirkmeyer and Zenzinger, Rodriguez, Cutter, Exum,
Hinrichsen, Michaelson Jenet, Priola.
C
ONCERNING INCLUDING CERTAIN SCHOOLS AS TYPES OF SCHOOL FOOD
AUTHORITIES
, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION
.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-2-407, add (3.5) as
follows:
22-2-407. List of approved facility schools - application - criteria
- rules. (3.5) A
N APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOL OR FACILITY MAY ACT AS A
SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL
"RICHARD B. RUSSELL NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT", 42 U.S.C. SEC.
1751
ET SEQ., OR THE FEDERAL "CHILD NUTRITION ACT OF 1966", 42 U.S.C.
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. SEC. 1771 ET SEQ.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-32-120, add (8)(a.2)
and (8)(a.4) as follows:
22-32-120. Food services - facilities - school food authorities -
rules. (8) As used in this section, "school food authority" means:
(a.2) T
HE COLORADO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND
AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SECTION
22-80-102;
(a.4) A
N APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOL OR FACILITY , AS DEFINED IN
SECTION
22-2-402;
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-54-123, add (2)(a.2)
and (2)(a.4) as follows:
22-54-123. Richard B. Russell national school lunch act -
appropriation of state matching funds - definition. (2) As used in this
section, unless the context otherwise requires, "school food authority"
means:
(a.2) T
HE COLORADO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND
AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SECTION
22-80-102;
(a.4) A
N APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOL OR FACILITY , AS DEFINED IN
SECTION
22-2-402;
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-54-123.5, add
(2)(b)(I.2) and (2)(b)(I.4) as follows:
22-54-123.5. School breakfast program - appropriation -
low-performing schools - definition. (2) As used in this section:
(b) "School food authority" means:
(I.2) T
HE COLORADO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND
AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SECTION
22-80-102;
(I.4) A
N APPROVED FACILITY SCHOOL OR FACILITY , AS DEFINED IN
PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 24-1206 SECTION 22-2-402;
SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-80-102, add (3)(c)
as follows:
22-80-102. Educational institution. (3) (c) N
OTWITHSTANDING
SUBSECTION
(3)(b) OF THIS SECTION, THE SCHOOL IS A RESIDENTIAL CHILD
CARE FACILITY PURSUANT TO SECTION
26-6-905 AND MAY ACT AS A SCHOOL
FOOD AUTHORITY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FEDERAL
"RICHARD B. RUSSELL
NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT", 42 U.S.C. SEC. 1751 ET SEQ., OR THE
FEDERAL
"CHILD NUTRITION ACT OF 1966", 42 U.S.C. SEC. 1771 ET SEQ.
SECTION 6. Appropriation. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year,
$17,752 is appropriated to the department of education. This appropriation
is from the healthy school meals for all program general fund exempt
account. To implement this act, the department may use this appropriation
for school meal reimbursements.
SECTION 7. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for
PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 24-1206 the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state
institutions.
____________________________ ____________________________
Julie McCluskie 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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