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CT Gen Stat § 10-215 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation|Section 10-215 - Lunches, breakfasts and other feeding programs for public school children and employees.

 Any local or regional board of education may establish and operate a school lunch program for public school children, may operate lunch services for its employees, may establish and operate a school breakfast program, as provided under federal laws governing said programs, or may establish and operate such other child feeding programs as it deems necessary. Charges for such lunches, breakfasts or other such feeding may be fixed by such boards and shall not exceed the cost of food, wages and other expenses directly incurred in providing such services. When such services are offered, a board shall provide free lunches, breakfasts or other such feeding to children whose economic needs require such action under the standards promulgated by said federal laws. Such board is authorized to purchase equipment and supplies that are necessary, to employ the necessary personnel, to utilize the services of volunteers and to receive and expend any funds and receive and use any equipment and supplies which may become available to carry out the provisions of this section. Any town board of education may vote to designate any volunteer organization within the town to provide a school lunch program, school breakfast program or other child feeding program in accordance with the provisions of this section.(1949 Rev., S. 1476; 1953, S. 945d; 1971, P.A. 702, S. 1; P.A. 78-218, S. 139; P.A. 81-208, S. 1; 81-472, S. 123, 159.)History: 1971 act revised section to include references to National School Lunch Act and breakfast programs as provided in Federal Child Nutrition Act and required that if school district elects to offer lunch and/or breakfast programs it must provide free meals to children “whose economic needs require such action”; P.A. 78-218 substituted “Any local or regional board of education” for “The board of education of any school district”; P.A. 81-208 replaced specific references to National School Lunch Act and Federal Child Nutrition Act with general reference to applicable federal laws; P.A. 81-472 made technical changes.See Sec. 10-237 re use of school activity fund for school lunch program and re accounts of school lunch program.Cited. 152 C. 568.
CT Gen Stat § 10-215a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation|Section 10-215a - Nonpublic school and nonprofit agency participation in feeding programs.

 Nonpublic schools and nonprofit agencies may participate in the school breakfast, lunch and other feeding programs provided in sections 10-215 to 10-215b under such regulations as may be promulgated by the State Board of Education in conformance with said sections and under the federal laws governing said programs, except that such schools, other than the endowed academies approved pursuant to section 10-34, and agencies shall not be eligible for the funding described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 10-215b.(1971, P.A. 702, S. 2; P.A. 81-208, S. 2; P.A. 92-170, S. 14, 26; P.A. 06-63, S. 5.)History: P.A. 81-208 allowed nonprofit agencies to participate in school breakfast, lunch and other feeding programs; P.A. 92-170 made a technical change; P.A. 06-63 added exception for funding described in Sec. 10-215b(a)(2), effective July 1, 2006.
CT Gen Stat § 10-215c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation|Section 10-215c - Annual report.

 Section 10-215c is repealed.(1971, P.A. 702, S. 6; P.A. 73-310; P.A. 78-218, S. 141; P.A. 82-314, S. 54, 63; P.A. 92-170, S. 25, 26.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-215d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation|Section 10-215d - Regulations re nutrition standards for school breakfasts and lunches. Facilitation of purchases from local farmers.

 (a) Not later than July 1, 1991, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, the School Food Service Association and the Connecticut Dietetic Association, shall, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 54, adopt regulations concerning nutrition standards for breakfasts and lunches provided to students by local and regional boards of education.(b) Not later than October 1, 2017, the regulations described in subsection (a) of this section shall be amended, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to facilitate purchases from local farmers by local and regional boards of education, in furtherance of the state's farm to school program established in section 22-38d.(P.A. 90-27, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 16-37, S. 1.)History: P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 16-37 designated existing provisions re adoption of regulations as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re amendment of regulations to facilitate purchases from local farmers in furtherance of state's farm to school program, effective May 27, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 10-215e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation|Section 10-215e - Nutrition standards for food that is not part of lunch or breakfast program.

 Not later than August 1, 2006, and January first of each year thereafter, the Department of Education shall publish a set of nutrition standards for food items offered for sale to students at schools. Such standards shall not apply to food sold as part of the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program unless such items are purchased separately from a school lunch or breakfast that is reimbursable under such program.(P.A. 06-63, S. 2.)History: P.A. 06-63 effective July 1, 2006.
CT Gen Stat § 10-215f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation|Section 10-215f - Certification that food meets nutrition standards.

 (a) Each local and regional board of education, the Technical Education and Career System, and the governing authority for each state charter school, interdistrict magnet school and endowed academy approved pursuant to section 10-34 that participates in the National School Lunch Program shall certify in its annual application to the Department of Education for school lunch funding whether, during the school year for which such application is submitted, all food items made available for sale to students in schools under its jurisdiction and not exempted from the nutrition standards published by the Department of Education pursuant to section 10-215e will meet said standards. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, such certification shall include food not exempted from said nutrition standards and offered for sale to students at all times, and from all sources, including, but not limited to, school stores, vending machines, school cafeterias, and any fundraising activities on school premises, whether or not school sponsored.(b) Each board of education, the Technical Education and Career System and each governing authority that certifies pursuant to this section compliance with the department's nutrition standards for food may exclude from such certification the sale to students of food items that do not meet such standards, provided (1) such sale is in connection with an event occurring after the end of the regular school day or on the weekend, (2) such sale is at the location of such event, and (3) such food is not sold from a vending machine or school store.(P.A. 06-63, S. 3; P.A. 12-116, S. 85; P.A. 17-237, S. 73.)History: P.A. 06-63 effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 12-116 replaced “regional vocational-technical school system” with “technical high school system”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 17-237 replaced “technical high school system” with “Technical Education and Career System”, effective July 1, 2017.
CT Gen Stat § 10-215g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation|Section 10-215g - In-classroom school breakfast pilot program.

 (a) There is established an in-classroom school breakfast pilot program. The Department of Education may, within available appropriations, maintain a competitive grant program for the purpose of assisting up to ten severe need schools, as defined in section 10-266w, to establish or expand in-classroom school breakfast programs.(b) Applicants for grants provided pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall apply annually to the Commissioner of Education at such time and in such manner as the commissioner prescribes. In determining whether to award an applicant a grant for an in-classroom school breakfast program, the commissioner shall consider, at a minimum, the following factors: (1) The specific objectives and description of the proposed program, (2) the cost of the proposed program, (3) the number of children who will benefit from the proposed program, and (4) whether the proposed program is likely to increase the number of students receiving nutritious breakfasts.(P.A. 06-135, S. 20; P.A. 12-120, S. 11.)History: P.A. 06-135 effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 12-120 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “by federal law governing school nutrition programs” with “in section 10-266w” and adding “or expand” re breakfast programs, effective June 15, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 10-215h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation|Section 10-215h - Child nutrition outreach program.

 (a) The Department of Education shall administer, within available appropriations, a child nutrition outreach program to increase (1) participation in the federal School Breakfast Program, federal Summer Food Service Program and federal Child and Adult Care Food Program; and (2) federal reimbursement for such programs.(b) The child nutrition outreach program shall:(1) Encourage schools to (A) participate in the federal School Breakfast Program; (B) employ innovative breakfast service methods where students eat their breakfast in their classrooms or elsewhere after school starts, rather than only before school and only in the cafeteria; and (C) apply to the in-classroom breakfast grant program pursuant to section 10-215g;(2) (A) Encourage local and regional school districts to sponsor Summer Food Service Program sites; (B) recruit other sponsors of such sites; and (C) make grants to site sponsors to assist them in increasing child participation;(3) Encourage child care centers, group child care homes and family child care homes, as such terms are described in section 19a-77, to participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program; and(4) Publicize the availability of federally funded child nutrition programs throughout the state.(P.A. 10-133, S. 6; P.A. 16-163, S. 28.)History: P.A. 10-133 effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 16-163 amended Subsec. (b)(3) by replacing “day care centers” with “child care centers, group child care homes and family child care homes, as such terms are described in section 19a-77,”, effective June 9, 2016.See Sec. 4-165c re immunity of the state and its officials, employees and agents.
CT Gen Stat § 10-215i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation|Section 10-215i - Information and notice re supplemental nutrition assistance program.

 (a) Not later than October 1, 2015, the Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Social Services, shall provide information about the supplemental nutrition assistance program pursuant to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to local and regional boards of education. Such information shall include, (1) information about how to qualify for the program, (2) where to obtain applications, and (3) where to get help completing applications.(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2015, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall use the information about the supplemental nutrition assistance program pursuant to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, provided by the department pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, to provide notice to the parents or guardians of students about said supplemental nutrition assistance program.(P.A. 15-215, S. 13.)History: P.A. 15-215 effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 10-215j (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation|Section 10-215j - School nutrition program bids by food service management companies. Consistency with farm to school program. Preference in award of contract.

 Any bid submitted by a food service management company in response to a request for proposals or bid solicitation by a local or regional board of education that is posted to the State Contracting Portal and that relates to such local or regional board of education's school nutrition program shall include information detailing the consistency of such bid with the state's farm to school program, established in section 22-38d and the ways in which such bid facilitates the purchase of products from local farmers by the local or regional board of education, as described in section 22-38d. In the award of any such contract, in accordance with any other statute, regulation or rule concerning such award, all other factors being equal, preference shall be given to the proposal or bid that facilitates such purchase of products from local farmers by the local or regional board of education, as described in section 22-38d.(P.A. 16-37, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-216 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation|Section 10-216 - Payment of expenses.

 The expenses incurred under the provisions of this chapter, except the expenses of school lunch programs, shall be paid in the same manner as are the ordinary expenses for the support of schools in the several towns and school districts.(1949 Rev., S. 1477; 1953, S. 946d.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-217 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation|Section 10-217 - Penalty.

 Any person who is responsible for the violation of any provision of this chapter shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or both.(1949 Rev., S. 1464; 1955, S. 943d.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-217b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation|Section 10-217b - Appropriation.

 Section 10-217b is repealed.(1972, P.A. 296, S. 2; P.A. 78-218, S. 211.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-217c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation|Section 10-217c - Definitions.

 As used in sections 10-217d to 10-217g, inclusive:(1) “Art or craft material” means any raw or processed material or manufactured product marketed or represented by the manufacturer as suitable for use in any phase of the creation of any work of visual or graphic art of any medium which (A) contains a carcinogenic substance, as defined in section 19a-329, or is a potential human carcinogen, as defined in this section, or contains a toxic substance which has been identified as an air contaminant under the Occupational Safety and Health Standards, Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29, Chapter XVII, Subpart Z, Section 1910.1000, (B) is in a form that would expose users to the carcinogen, potential human carcinogen or toxic substance through ingestion, inhalation or absorption and (C) is used in a public primary or secondary school;(2) “Medium” includes, but is not limited to, paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, ceramics, enamels, jewelry, stained glass, plastic sculpture, photographs, and leather and textile goods;(3) “Package insert” means a display or written, printed or graphic matter upon a leaflet or suitable material accompanying the art or craft material; and(4) “Potential human carcinogen” means any substance which does not meet the definition of human carcinogen, but for which there exists sufficient evidence of carcinogenity in animals, as determined by the International Agency for Research on Cancer or the National Toxicology Program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.(P.A. 88-308, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-217d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation|Section 10-217d - Warning labels.

 (a) On and after June 1, 1989, no person shall distribute, sell, offer for sale, or expose for sale for use in a public primary or secondary school any art or craft material unless such material bears a conspicuous label that says “WARNING” and includes, but is not limited to, the following information: (1) The name of each toxic substance, carcinogen or potential carcinogen contained in the material, including generic or chemical name, (2) the chronic and acute effects of exposure to such toxic substance, carcinogen or potential carcinogen and the symptoms of effect of such exposure, to the extent such information is available from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the United States Occupational Health and Safety Administration, the International Agency for Research on Cancer or the National Toxicology Program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and (3) a statement of safe use and storage for such art or craft material.(b) The label shall be placed on the outside container or on a package insert which is easily legible.(c) An art or craft material shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of this section if the art or craft material complies with labeling standard D4236 of the American Society for Testing and Materials, as revised, unless the Commissioner of Consumer Protection determines that the label on the art or craft material does not properly warn of the dangers inherent in the use of the art or craft material.(P.A. 88-308, S. 2; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)History: (Revisor's note: In 2003 a reference in Subsec. (a) to “United States Department of Health” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “United States Department of Health and Human Services” for accuracy); June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 10-217e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation|Section 10-217e - Purchase of art or craft materials by local or regional school districts.

 On and after June 1, 1989, no art or craft material may be ordered or purchased by any local or regional school district for use by students in kindergarten through grade twelve, inclusive, unless such art or craft material bears a label that meets the requirements of section 10-217d. Any art or craft material ordered or purchased before said date, which does not bear the label required under section 10-217d, may be used by students in kindergarten through grade twelve, inclusive.(P.A. 88-308, S. 3.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-217f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation|Section 10-217f - Availability of lists of carcinogenic substances, potential human carcinogens and certain toxic substances.

 The Commissioner of Education shall make available to each local or regional school district a list of carcinogenic substances as defined in section 19a-329, potential human carcinogens as determined by the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the National Toxicology Program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and toxic substances which have been identified as an air contaminant under the Occupational Safety and Health Standards, Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29, Chapter XVII, Subpart 2, Section 1910.1000.(P.A. 88-308, S. 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-217g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation|Section 10-217g - Exemptions.

 Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 10-217d and 10-217e, if the Commissioner of Consumer Protection determines that a carcinogen, potential human carcinogen or toxic substance contained in any art or craft material cannot be ingested, inhaled or otherwise absorbed into the body during any reasonably foreseeable use of the material so as to pose adverse health effects, said commissioner may exempt such art or craft material from the provisions of said sections 10-217d and 10-217e.(P.A. 88-308, S. 5; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 10-218 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 170 - Boards of Education|Section 10-218 - Officers. Meetings.

 Each board of education shall, not later than one month after the date on which the newly elected members take office, elect from its number a chairperson and elect a secretary of such board and may prescribe their duties. The votes of each member of such board cast in such election shall be reduced to writing and made available for public inspection within forty-eight hours, excluding Saturday, Sunday or legal holidays, and shall also be recorded in the minutes of the meeting at which taken, which minutes shall be available for public inspection at all reasonable times. If such officers are not chosen after one month because of a tie vote of the members, the town council or, if there is no town council, the selectmen of the town shall choose such officers from the membership of the board. The chairperson of the board of education or, in case of such chairperson's absence or inability to act, the secretary shall call a meeting of the board at least once in six months and whenever such chairperson deems it necessary or is requested in writing so to do by three of its members. If no meeting is called within fourteen days after such a request has been made, one may be called by any three members by giving the usual written notice to the other members.(1949 Rev., S. 1478; 1957, P.A. 165, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 202, S. 1; P.A. 78-136; 78-218, S. 142.)History: 1965 act required election of board officers not later than one month after “date on which the newly elected members take office” rather than one month after the “annual or biennial election, as the case may be”; P.A. 78-136 deleted requirement that election of officers be “by ballot” but required that vote tally be put in writing, be made available for public inspection and be recorded in minutes; P.A. 78-218 substituted “chairperson” for “chairman” and also for masculine personal pronouns formerly used in section.See Sec. 10-225 re salary of board secretary.Town's power under former statute to pay school committeemen, not acting as school visitors, is limited to the secretary and treasurer of the school committee. 103 C. 424. Cited. 182 C. 93.
CT Gen Stat § 10-218a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 170 - Boards of Education|Section 10-218a - Oath of office.

 Members of boards of education shall, before entering upon their official duties, take the oath of office provided in section 1-25.(1959, P.A. 76.)