Colorado § 22-82.9-105 Program funding

Colorado Statutes

§ 22-82.9-105 — Program funding

Colorado § 22-82.9-105

Title 22Education

Art.Child Nutrition School Lunch Protection Program

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-82.9-105 (2026).

Text

(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 and to offset the costs incurred by a facility school in providing lunch to students who are placed in the facility and are eligible to participate in the school lunch program. 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

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(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 and to offset the costs incurred by a facility school in providing lunch to
students who are placed in the facility and are eligible to participate in the school
lunch program. 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
part 1.

(1.5) Repealed.

(2) The department is authorized to seek and accept gifts, grants, and
donations from public and private sources for the purposes of this part 1, but
receipt of gifts, grants, and donations are not a prerequisite to the implementation
of the program.

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

Legislative History

Source: L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1641, � 2, effective August 5. L. 2009: (1) amended, (SB 09-230), ch. 227, p. 1037, � 14, effective May 4; (1) amended, (SB 09-033), ch. 54, p. 193, � 2, effective August 5. L. 2014: (1) amended, (HB 14-1156), ch. 319, p. 1397, � 2, effective August 6. L. 2015: (1) amended, (SB 15-235), ch. 127, p. 394, � 1, effective May 1. L. 2018: (1.5) added, (SB 18-013), ch. 267, p. 1648, � 2, effective May 29. L. 2019: (1) amended and (1.5) repealed, (HB 19-1171), ch. 148, p. 1768, � 2, effective August 2. Referred 2022: (1) and (2) amended, Proposition FF, L. 2022, (HB 22-1414), ch. 509, p. 4287, � 4, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 27, 2022. L. 2023: (1) amended, (SB 23-287), ch. 189, p. 934, � 18, effective May 15.