Colorado § 22-82.7-104 Program funding - appropriation

Colorado Statutes

§ 22-82.7-104 — Program funding - appropriation

Colorado § 22-82.7-104

Title 22Education

Art.Start Smart Nutrition Program

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-82.7-104 (2026).

Text

(1)The general assembly shall annually appropriate by separate line item in the annual general appropriation bill an amount of not less than seven hundred thousand dollars and not more than one million five hundred thousand dollars to the fund created in section 22-82.7-105 to allow school food authorities to provide free breakfasts to children participating in the school breakfast program who would otherwise be required to pay a reduced price for breakfast and to offset the costs incurred by facility schools in providing breakfasts to students who are placed in the facility and are eligible to participate in the school breakfast program. The appropriation to the fund shall be in addition to any appropriation made by the general assembly pursuant to section 22-54-123 or 22-54-123

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(1) The general assembly
shall annually appropriate by separate line item in the annual general appropriation
bill an amount of not less than seven hundred thousand dollars and not more than
one million five hundred thousand dollars to the fund created in section 22-82.7-105 to allow school food authorities to provide free breakfasts to children
participating in the school breakfast program who would otherwise be required to
pay a reduced price for breakfast and to offset the costs incurred by facility
schools in providing breakfasts to students who are placed in the facility and are
eligible to participate in the school breakfast program. The appropriation to the
fund shall be in addition to any appropriation made by the general assembly
pursuant to section 22-54-123 or 22-54-123.5 (1).

(2) The department may seek and accept gifts, grants, and donations from
public and private sources to fund the program, but receipt of gifts, grants, and
donations shall not be a prerequisite to the implementation of the program. All
private and public funds received through gifts, grants, and donations shall be
transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the fund.

(3) To the extent permitted by law, the department may, at its discretion,
direct other moneys to fund the program.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 902, � 2, effective May 15. L. 2008: (1) amended, p. 1406, � 57, effective May 27. L. 2009: (1) amended, (SB 09-230), ch. 227, p. 1036, � 10, effective May 4.