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CA Educ Code § 49550 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 27 - PUPILS|CHAPTER 9 - Pupil and Personnel Health|ARTICLE 11 - Meals for Needy Pupils in Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 12|Section 49550.

49550.  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a school district or county superintendent of schools maintaining kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, shall provide each needy pupil with one nutritionally adequate free or reduced-price meal during each schoolday, except for family daycare homes that shall be reimbursed for 75 percent of the meals served.(b) To comply with subdivision (a), a school district or county office of education may use funds made available through any federal or state program the purpose of which includes the provision of meals to a pupil, including the federal School Breakfast Program, the federal National School Lunch Program, the federal Summer Food Service Program, the federal Seamless Summer Option, or the state meal program, or may do so at the expense of the school district or county office of education.(c) For purposes of this article, “schoolday” means any day that pupils in kindergarten or grades 1 to 12, inclusive, are attending school for purposes of classroom instruction, including, but not limited to, pupil attendance at minimum days, state-funded preschool, transitional kindergarten, summer school including incoming kindergarten pupils, extended school year days, and Saturday school sessions.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 543, Sec. 6. (AB 1595) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Educ Code § 49550.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 27 - PUPILS|CHAPTER 9 - Pupil and Personnel Health|ARTICLE 11 - Meals for Needy Pupils in Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 12|Section 49550.5.

49550.5.  (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) “Cafeteria fund” means the nonprofit school food service account, as defined in Section 210.2 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) “Educational entity” means a school district, county office of education, private nonprofit school, charter school, or residential child care institution, as defined in Section 210.2 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations within the definition of “school.”(3) “Universal breakfast” means a nutritionally adequate breakfast that complies with, and qualifies for reimbursement under, the federal School Breakfast Program and that is provided to every pupil at no charge.(b) (1) Commencing with the 2019–20 school year, an educational entity that participates in the federal School Breakfast Program may, to the maximum extent practicable, provide universal breakfast. Except as provided in paragraph (2), an educational entity that seeks to use the cafeteria fund to supplement meal costs for universal breakfast shall submit to the department for approval before implementing universal breakfast pursuant to this section, on or before July 1 of each year, an application, signed by the educational entity’s governing board or governing body, certifying that the educational entity will provide breakfasts at no charge to all pupils and cover with nonfederal funds any costs of providing those breakfasts to all pupils above the amount provided in federal reimbursement.(2) The requirement to submit an application to the department in paragraph (1) does not apply to an educational entity that participates in a federally authorized provision pursuant to which the educational entity provides universal breakfast, including, but not limited to, Provision 1, 2, or 3, or the Community Eligibility Provision of the federal Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1751 et seq.).(c) Contributions that are a direct support of universal breakfast may be used to offset operation costs. These contributions may include the following:(1) Funds from the cafeteria fund.(2) Funds provided to support universal breakfast by organizations, including, but not limited to, school-related and community groups or by the city, county, city and county, or state.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 593, Sec. 6. (AB 3043) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Educ Code § 49551 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 27 - PUPILS|CHAPTER 9 - Pupil and Personnel Health|ARTICLE 11 - Meals for Needy Pupils in Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 12|Section 49551.

49551.  The State Board of Education shall adopt regulations prescribing standards and guidelines for carrying out the purposes of this article.(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
CA Educ Code § 49552 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 27 - PUPILS|CHAPTER 9 - Pupil and Personnel Health|ARTICLE 11 - Meals for Needy Pupils in Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 12|Section 49552.

49552.  For the purposes of this article, needy children shall be defined as those children who meet federal eligibility criteria for free and reduced price meals as defined in Section 49531, except for family day care homes which shall be reimbursed for 75 percent of the meals.The amendments to this section enacted by the Legislature in the 1982 portion of the 1981–82 Regular Session of the Legislature shall apply retroactively to July 1, 1981, to the extent that they may legally do so.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 209, Sec. 14.6. Effective May 20, 1982.)
CA Educ Code § 49553 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 27 - PUPILS|CHAPTER 9 - Pupil and Personnel Health|ARTICLE 11 - Meals for Needy Pupils in Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 12|Section 49553.

49553.  (a) A nutritionally adequate meal, for the purposes of this article, is a breakfast or lunch as defined in Section 49531 that qualifies for reimbursement under the federal child nutrition program regulations.(b) (1) (A) For the purposes of special school nutrition supplements provided to pregnant or lactating pupils under Section 49559, protein and grain meal components for any given day shall, together, offer a total of five ounces of protein, one ounce of which shall be cheese or eight ounces of milk and three servings from the grain group, preferably whole and nutritious grains. This may be accomplished by adding one ounce of protein and one serving from the grain group at breakfast or serving these as a snack, and by adding one or two ounces of protein, one ounce of which shall be cheese or eight ounces of milk, to lunch, or by offering a morning supplement consisting of two or three ounces of protein, one ounce of which must be cheese, or eight ounces of milk, and one or two servings from the grain group.(B) Meal components where only breakfast is served shall be increased to a total including one ounce of protein and two servings from the grain group, preferably whole and nutritious grains.(C) Where both breakfast and lunch are provided, they shall, together, provide a total of five ounces of protein foods, one ounce of which shall be cheese, three servings from the grain group, preferably whole and nutritious grains, one and one-fourth cups from the fruit and vegetable group, and one pint from the milk group.(2) The following options shall be allowed:(A) One cup of fruit in place of one serving of the grain group, once a week.(B) One cup of yogurt, made with pasteurized milk, in place of eight ounces of milk or one ounce of cheese, up to two times per week.(Amended (as amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1078) by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1168, Sec. 34. Effective September 30, 2002.)
CA Educ Code § 49554 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 27 - PUPILS|CHAPTER 9 - Pupil and Personnel Health|ARTICLE 11 - Meals for Needy Pupils in Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 12|Section 49554.

49554.  Any school district or county superintendent of schools which has had no food service employees since July 1, 1977, or has inadequate or no food preparation facilities as determined by the State Department of Education, and is, therefore, unable to provide a nutritionally adequate breakfast or lunch, or both, may contract for the preparation, delivery, and service of those meals. Any contract for the preparation, delivery, and service of meals shall not be deemed to establish food service positions for the purposes of Section 39902.Prior to contracting for preparation, delivery, and service of such meals, a school district shall certify to the State Department of Education that no school district in the county nor the county superintendent of schools has the facilities and is willing to furnish those services.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 613, Sec. 1.)
CA Educ Code § 49556 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 27 - PUPILS|CHAPTER 9 - Pupil and Personnel Health|ARTICLE 11 - Meals for Needy Pupils in Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 12|Section 49556.

49556.  The Superintendent shall supervise the implementation of this article and shall investigate acts of alleged noncompliance. If the Superintendent finds that a school district or county superintendent of schools has failed to comply with this article, the Superintendent shall certify the noncompliance. The Superintendent shall conduct an investigation as may be necessary to document the noncompliance. The Superintendent, in the Superintendent’s discretion, shall seek injunctive relief to secure compliance with this article.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 666, Sec. 45. (AB 486) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Educ Code § 49557.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 27 - PUPILS|CHAPTER 9 - Pupil and Personnel Health|ARTICLE 11 - Meals for Needy Pupils in Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 12|Section 49557.1.

49557.1.  In making available to pupils the application for participation in the free or reduced-price meal program provided for under subdivision (a) of Section 49557, each school district and county superintendent of schools is encouraged to include information that parents may use to request information concerning the Medi-Cal program administered pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and the Healthy Families Program, administered pursuant to Part 6.2 (commencing with Section 12693) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code. School districts and county superintendents of schools are encouraged to perform this task in the most cost-beneficial manner.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 93, Sec. 1. Effective July 7, 2000.)
CA Educ Code § 49557.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 27 - PUPILS|CHAPTER 9 - Pupil and Personnel Health|ARTICLE 11 - Meals for Needy Pupils in Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 12|Section 49557.3.

49557.3.  (a) Each school district or county office of education, at its option, may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the local agency that determines CalFresh program eligibility, or its designee, to share information provided on the School Lunch Program application with that agency, if the child is approved for free meals or, if included in the memorandum of understanding, reduced-price meals, and if the applicant consents to the sharing of that information. The information may be shared electronically, physically, or through whatever method is determined appropriate. Any memorandum of understanding entered into pursuant to this section shall set forth the roles and responsibilities of the school district or county office of education and the local agency, and the process to be used in sharing the information.(b) The local agency that determines CalFresh program eligibility shall use information provided on a School Lunch Program application only for purposes directly related to the enrollment of families in the CalFresh program.(c) The School Lunch Program application is confidential, and, with the exception of forwarding the information on the application for use in CalFresh program enrollment consistent with Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 18900) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code upon the consent of the pupil’s parent or guardian, the school district, county superintendent of schools, or CalFresh program administrators shall not share the information with any other governmental agency, including the federal Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Social Security Administration, or use the information for any purpose other than enrollment in the CalFresh program.(d) After a school district or county office of education shares information provided on a School Lunch Program application with the local agency that determines CalFresh program eligibility, or its designee, for the purpose of determining the applicant’s eligibility for the CalFresh program, the school district or county office of education and the local agency, or its designee, shall not share information about the applicant or his or her household with each other, or any other entity, unless specifically authorized to do so pursuant to other provisions of law.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 504, Sec. 1. (AB 402) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Educ Code § 49557.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 27 - PUPILS|CHAPTER 9 - Pupil and Personnel Health|ARTICLE 11 - Meals for Needy Pupils in Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 12|Section 49557.4.

49557.4.  (a) Notwithstanding Sections 49076, 49557.3, and 49558, and accompanying regulations, the State Department of Education and the State Department of Social Services may share data for the limited purpose of administering the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) food benefit program established pursuant to Public Law 116-127, including, but not limited to, identifying eligible students and evaluating program outcomes.(b) The authority provided by this section shall continue until the P-EBT program established pursuant to Public Law 116-127 has been terminated pursuant to federal law or federal approval to administer the program has expired.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 696, Sec. 2. (AB 172) Effective October 8, 2021.)
CA Educ Code § 49559 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 27 - PUPILS|CHAPTER 9 - Pupil and Personnel Health|ARTICLE 11 - Meals for Needy Pupils in Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 12|Section 49559.

49559.  (a) Any school food authority that participates in a federal child nutrition program and is reimbursed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 41350 for meals served pursuant to this article may be reimbursed at the current rate as determined by the State Department of Education, pursuant to subdivision (d). If the sum appropriated for purposes of this section is not sufficient to make the allowances specified by this section, the allowances shall be reduced proportionately. This rate shall be in addition to the reimbursement currently provided under Section 49536. The additional funds shall be used exclusively to supplement the meals served pursuant to Section 49550.(b) The State Department of Education shall make allowances to school food authorities from the General Fund on at least a quarterly basis. Program providers shall submit claims to the department within 10 calendar days of the end of each quarter. Within 45 calendar days of submission of a valid claim, the State Department of Education shall tender reimbursement.(c) (1) The State Department of Education shall, upon enactment of the annual Budget Act, prescribe an adjustment in the state meal contribution rates for the next fiscal year. The adjustments shall reflect the changes in the cost of operating a school breakfast, snack, morning supplement, and lunch program and shall be effective July 1 of each year. The adjustment shall be based on the average of the separate indices of the “Food Away From Home Index” for Los Angeles and San Francisco, as prepared by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.(2) In giving effect to the cost-of-living provisions of this subdivision, the State Department of Education shall prescribe a calendar month for the computation of the percentage change in the cost of living after July 1, 1985. The same month shall be used annually thereafter. The product of any percentage increase or decrease in the average index and the per meal reimbursement disbursement rate shall be adjusted by the amount of any cost-of-living change currently in effect pursuant to this subdivision. For the purposes of this subdivision, state reimbursement shall be made for the breakfast or lunch which qualifies for reimbursement pursuant to the nutritional requirements of Section 49553.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1078, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1999. Became operative on July 1, 2000, pursuant to Sec. 13 of Ch. 1078.)
CA Educ Code § 49560 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 27 - PUPILS|CHAPTER 9 - Pupil and Personnel Health|ARTICLE 11 - Meals for Needy Pupils in Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 12|Section 49560.

49560.  The child nutrition programs operated pursuant to Section 49559 shall maintain a data base as specified by the Superintendent of Public Instruction for purposes of program evaluation. From the funds appropriated in Section 4 of this act, an amount not to exceed 5 percent may be used for administrative expenses incurred by the State Department of Education, including administrative costs incurred in the collection of the data.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1482, Sec. 4.)
CA Educ Code § 49563 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 27 - PUPILS|CHAPTER 9 - Pupil and Personnel Health|ARTICLE 11 - Meals for Needy Pupils in Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 12|Section 49563.

49563.  (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Buy American provision” means the provision requiring a school food authority to purchase, to the maximum extent practicable, domestic commodities or products, as specified in subdivision (n) of Section 1760 of Title 42 of the United States Code.(2) “Domestic” means an agricultural commodity that is produced in the United States and a food product that is processed in the United States using substantial agricultural commodities that are produced in the United States.(3) “Substantial” means over 51 percent of the final processed product consists of agricultural commodities grown domestically.(4) “School food authority” has the same meaning as defined in Section 210.2 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(b) In order to monitor school food authorities’ compliance with the Buy American provision, the department shall fulfill its obligations in accordance with the federal regulations.(c) The department shall make requirements, resources, and best practices for the Buy American provision available on its Internet Web site.(d) The department shall distribute to school food authorities guidance or regulations from the United States Department of Agriculture for the Buy American provision, as updates are issued.(e) The requirements of this section shall be operative only if mandated by federal law.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 571, Sec. 2. (SB 730) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Educ Code § 49564.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 27 - PUPILS|CHAPTER 9 - Pupil and Personnel Health|ARTICLE 11 - Meals for Needy Pupils in Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 12|Section 49564.3.

49564.3.  (a) For purposes of this section, a “high-poverty school” is a school that enrolls pupils in kindergarten or in any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and is eligible to operate under the Community Eligibility Provision, pursuant to Section 1759a of Title 42 of the United States Code.(b) (1) In order to provide pupils in high-poverty schools with optimal nutrition for learning and to ensure that schools receive the maximum federal meal reimbursement, a school district or a county superintendent of schools shall provide breakfast and lunch free of charge to all pupils at a high-poverty school pursuant to this section.(2) On or before June 30, 2022, a school district or county superintendent of schools that has a high-poverty school in its jurisdiction shall apply to operate a federal universal meal service provision, which may include, but is not limited to, the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2, pursuant to Section 1759a of Title 42 of the United States Code.(3) A school district or county superintendent of schools shall begin providing a universal meal service pursuant to Section 1759a of Title 42 of the United States Code to all pupils at a high-poverty school upon state approval to operate a universal meal service.(c) The department shall provide technical assistance to school districts and county superintendents of schools for the purpose of maximizing the number of schools within each local educational agency to be eligible for the Community Eligibility Provision, pursuant to Section 1759a of Title 42 of the United States Code.(d) For purposes of this section, a charter school shall be considered a high-poverty school only if it participates in the federal National School Lunch Program or the federal School Breakfast Program, or both, and meets the description in subdivision (a). A charter school that is a high-poverty school shall comply with the requirements specified in subdivision (b).(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 44, Sec. 64. (AB 130) Effective July 9, 2021.)
CA Educ Code § 49564.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 27 - PUPILS|CHAPTER 9 - Pupil and Personnel Health|ARTICLE 11 - Meals for Needy Pupils in Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 12|Section 49564.5.

49564.5.  In order to ensure optimal access to nutrition, facilitate the use of the federal Community Eligibility Provision (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1759a), and further reduce the burden of collecting annual unduplicated pupil income data through free and reduced-price school meal applications, a school district or county superintendent of schools may determine a pupil’s eligibility for free and reduced-price school meals based on data including the direct certification match and alternative measures of poverty pursuant to Section 42238.01 for purposes of the local control funding formula, paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 6313 of Title 20 of the United States Code, and Section 54.505 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 724, Sec. 4. (SB 138) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Educ Code § 49570 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 2 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION|DIVISION 4 - INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES|PART 27 - PUPILS|CHAPTER 9 - Pupil and Personnel Health|ARTICLE 12 - National School Lunch Act|Section 49570.

49570.  Each school district, county superintendent of schools, and other public or private entity that participates in programs under the National School Lunch Act, as amended, and as prescribed by Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 1751) of Title 42 of the United States Code, may, if consistent with federal law, offer whole milk, in addition to other kinds of milk, if federal regulations require a lunch eligible for federal cash reimbursement under the act to contain unflavored, fluid lowfat milk, skim milk, or buttermilk.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 930, Sec. 1.)