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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 81.5 - COLORADO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 22-81.5-101 — 22-81.5-107) › Section 22-81.5-104 - Colorado information technology education grant program - created - rules

(1)
There is hereby created the Colorado information technology education grant program to provide moneys to school districts, charter schools, and facility schools to use in integrating information technology education into the public school curriculum for grades nine through twelve. The department shall administer the grant program through the acceptance, review, and recommendation of applications submitted pursuant to section
22-81.5-105
. The state board shall select the grant recipients based on the department's recommendations.
(2)
Grants awarded through the grant program shall continue for two fiscal years and may be renewed as provided by rule of the state board. Grants awarded through the grant program shall be paid out of any moneys appropriated or credited to the information technology education fund created in section
22-81.5-107
. A school district, charter school, or facility school shall use any moneys obtained through the grant program to integrate information technology education into the ninth-grade through twelfth-grade curriculum. In the case of a school district, such integration shall be accomplished in one or more public schools in the district. It is the intent of the general assembly to allow flexibility to school districts, charter schools, and facility schools in determining how to integrate information technology into the curriculum and the degree of integration. The school district, charter school, or facility school may contract with one or more private entities for assistance in integrating information technology education into the curriculum. In addition, school districts, charter schools, and facility schools are encouraged to partner with businesses for assistance in integrating information technology education into the curriculum.
(3)
The state board shall adopt rules for the administration and implementation of the grant program as provided in this article. The first grants shall be awarded through the grant program for the 2002-03 academic year, so long as moneys are appropriated to the information technology education fund for implementation of the grant program. Grants shall be awarded annually thereafter, based on available appropriations.
L. 2001: Entire article added, p. 836, § 1, effective June 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 81.5 - COLORADO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 22-81.5-101 — 22-81.5-107) › Section 22-81.5-106 - Reports

(1)
Each school district, charter school, and facility school that receives a grant through the grant program shall, by the close of each academic year for which the grant was awarded, submit to the department a report specifying the following information:
(a)
The manner in which the grant moneys were used;
(b)
The progress made toward achieving the goals specified in the grant recipient's application;
(c)
Any additional entities and businesses with whom the grant recipient has contracted or partnered with the goal of achieving greater integration of information technology education in the ninth-grade through twelfth-grade curriculum;
(d)
The recipient school district's, charter school's, or facility school's plan for continuing the integration of information technology education into the curriculum, regardless of whether the grant is renewed;
(e)
Any other information specified by rule of the state board.
(2)
Repealed.
(3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, the department need not submit a report for any academic year in which no grants are made through the grant program.
L. 2001: Entire article added, p. 838, § 1, effective June 1. L. 2004: (2) repealed, p. 583, § 1, effective August 4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 81.5 - COLORADO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 22-81.5-101 — 22-81.5-107) › Section 22-81.5-107 - Information technology education fund - created

(1)
There is hereby created in the state treasury the information technology education fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", for the purpose of funding information technology education grants through the grant program. The fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the fund by the general assembly and any gifts, grants, donations, and other moneys received by the department for implementation of the grant program. The moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not revert or be credited or transferred to the general fund nor be transferred to any other fund. Any interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall remain in the fund and shall not be credited to the general fund.
(2)
The department shall seek and apply for any available grant moneys for implementation of the grant program. Any moneys so obtained shall be credited to the fund for use in implementing the grant program. The department may retain up to one percent of the moneys annually appropriated to the fund to offset the actual administrative costs incurred in administering the grant program.
L. 2001: Entire article added, p. 839, § 1, effective June 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82 - [Repealed] (§ 22-82-101) › Section 22-82-101 - to 22-82-103 - [Repealed]

L. 97: Entire article repealed, p. 1139, § 9, effective May 28.
This article was added in 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.3 - [Repealed] (§ 22-82.3-101) › Section 22-82.3-101 - to 22-82.3-110 - [Repealed]

Section 22-82.3-110 provided for the repeal of this article, effective 7/1/2019.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 136, § 117, eff. 10/1/2019.
L. 2009: Entire article added, (SB 09 -123), ch. 287, p. 1323, § 1, effective August 5.
(1) This article was added in 2009.
(2) Section 22-82.3-110 provided for the repeal of this article, effective July 1, 2019. (See L. 2009, p. 1329.)
(3) HB 19-1172 amended section 22-82.3-101 IP and (11), effective October 1, 2019, but those amendments did not take effect due to the repeal of this article, effective July 1, 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.5 - [Repealed] (§ 22-82.5-101) › Section 22-82.5-101 - to 22-82.5-108 - [Repealed]

(1) This article was added in 2006 and was not amended prior to its repeal in 2009. For the text of this article prior to 2009, consult the 2008 Colorado Revised Statutes.
(2) Section 22-82.5-108 provided for the repeal of this article, effective January 1, 2009. (See L. 2006, p. 1113.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.6 - [Repealed] (§ 22-82.6-101) › Section 22-82.6-101 - to 22-82.6-104 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Ch. 403,§6, eff. 5/31/2019.
L. 2019: Entire article repealed, (HB 19-1202), ch. 3574, p. 3574, § 6, effective May 31.
This article was added in 2010.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.7 - Start Smart Nutrition Program (§§ 22-82.7-101 — 22-82.7-107) › Section 22-82.7-101 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Start Smart Nutrition Program Act".
L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 901, § 2, effective May 15.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.7 - Start Smart Nutrition Program (§§ 22-82.7-101 — 22-82.7-107) › Section 22-82.7-102 - Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Department" means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section
24-1-115
, C.R.S.
(1.5)
"Facility school" means an approved facility school as defined in section
22-2-402(1)
.
(2)
"Fund" means the start smart nutrition program fund created in section
22-82.7-105
.
(3)
"Program" means the start smart nutrition program created in section
22-82.7-103
.
(4)
"School breakfast program" means the federal school breakfast program created in
42 U.S.C. sec. 1773
.
(5)
"School food authority" means:
(a)
A school district or the state charter school institute;
(a.3)
A charter school collaborative formed pursuant to section
22-30.5-603
;
(a.5)
A board of cooperative services created pursuant to article
5
of this title that elects to operate as a school food authority pursuant to section
22-5-120
; or
(b)
A district charter school or an institute charter school that:
(I)
The commissioner of education or his or her designee provisionally authorizes as a school food authority pursuant to section
22-32-120(6)
; or
(II)
The department of education authorizes as a school food authority pursuant to section
22-32-120(5)
.
L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 901, § 2, effective May 15. L. 2008: (1.5) added, p. 1406, § 55, effective May 27. L. 2009: (5) added, (SB 09-230), ch. 227, p. 1036, §9, effective May 4. L. 2010: (5)(a) amended and (5)(a.5) added, (HB 10-1335), ch. 326, p. 1514, §8, effective August 11; (5)(b)(I) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2079, §51, effective August 11. L. 2011: (5)(a.3) added, (HB 11-1277), ch. 306, p. 1506, §40, effective August 10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.7 - Start Smart Nutrition Program (§§ 22-82.7-101 — 22-82.7-107) › Section 22-82.7-103 - Start smart nutrition program - creation - administration - objectives

(1)
There is hereby created the start smart nutrition program to ensure that each student in Colorado public schools and facility schools has an opportunity to begin each day with a nutritious breakfast.
(2)
The department shall administer the program in accordance with the procedures developed by the department pursuant to section
22-82.7-106
.
(3)
The objectives of the program are to:
(a)
Appropriate moneys from the state budget to eliminate the reduced price paid by Colorado students participating in the school breakfast program and to offset the costs incurred by facility schools in providing the school breakfast program to students who are receiving educational services from the facility schools;
(b)
Increase the number of Colorado students who consume a nutritious breakfast each day;
(c)
Decrease statewide health-care costs by improving the health of school-age children;
(d)
Lessen students' risk of obesity by providing nutritious breakfast options;
(e)
Encourage charter schools, school districts, and facility schools to participate in the school breakfast program;
(f)
Increase students' consumption of whole grains, fruits and vegetables, vitamins A and C, calcium, protein, fiber, and iron; and
(g)
Make breakfast more accessible to underprivileged students.
L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 901, § 2, effective May 15. L. 2008: (1), (3)(a), and (3)(e) amended, p. 1406, § 56, effective May 27.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.7 - Start Smart Nutrition Program (§§ 22-82.7-101 — 22-82.7-107) › Section 22-82.7-104 - Program funding - appropriation

(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.
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.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.7 - Start Smart Nutrition Program (§§ 22-82.7-101 — 22-82.7-107) › Section 22-82.7-105 - Start smart nutrition program fund - creation - administrative costs

(1)
There is hereby created in the state treasury the start smart nutrition program fund. The fund shall consist of:
(a)
Such moneys as are appropriated to the fund by the general assembly pursuant to section
22-82.7-104(1)
;
(b)
Any gifts, grants, or donations received by the department for the fund pursuant to section
22-82.7-104(2)
; and
(c)
Any other moneys directed to the fund by the department.
(2)
The moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect costs associated with the implementation of the program pursuant to the provisions of this article. The department may expend not more than one percent of the moneys annually appropriated from the fund to offset the direct and indirect costs incurred by the department in implementing the program pursuant to this article.
(3)
Any moneys in the fund not expended for the purpose of this article may be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund.
L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 902, § 2, effective May 15.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.7 - Start Smart Nutrition Program (§§ 22-82.7-101 — 22-82.7-107) › Section 22-82.7-106 - Program - procedures

The department shall develop procedures to allocate and disburse the moneys in the fund among participating school food authorities and facility schools each year, in an equitable manner and in compliance with the requirements of the federal "Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act",
42 U.S.C. sec. 1751
et seq.
L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 903, § 2, effective May 15. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1407, § 58, effective May 27. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-230), ch. 227, p. 1037, §11, effective May 4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.7 - Start Smart Nutrition Program (§§ 22-82.7-101 — 22-82.7-107) › Section 22-82.7-107 - No individual entitlement

(1)
Nothing in this article shall be interpreted to create a legal entitlement in any participant to assistance provided pursuant to the program.
(2)
The department in administering the program and a school food authority or a facility school in implementing the program may not create and shall not be deemed to create a legal entitlement in any participant to assistance provided pursuant to the program.
L. 2007: Entire article added, p. 903, § 2, effective May 15. L. 2008: (2) amended, p. 1407, § 59, effective May 27. L. 2009: (2) amended, (SB 09-230), ch. 227, p. 1037, §12, effective May 4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.8 - BREAKFAST AFTER THE BELL NUTRITION PROGRAM (§§ 22-82.8-101 — 22-82.8-104) › Section 22-82.8-101 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Breakfast After the Bell Nutrition Program".
Added by 2013 Ch. 223,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2013.
L. 2013: Entire article added, (HB 13-1006), ch. 223, p. 1044, § 1, effective August 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.8 - BREAKFAST AFTER THE BELL NUTRITION PROGRAM (§§ 22-82.8-101 — 22-82.8-104) › Section 22-82.8-102 - Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Department" means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section
24-1-115
, C.R.S.
(2)
"Program" means the breakfast after the bell nutrition program created in section
22-82.8-103
.
(3)
"Public school" means a public school or charter school as defined in section
22-1-101
or an approved facility school as defined in section
22-2-402(1)
.
(4)
"School breakfast program" means the federal "School Breakfast Program" created in
42 U.S.C. sec. 1773
.
(5)
"School food authority" means:
(a)
A school district or the state charter school institute;
(b)
A charter school collaborative formed pursuant to section
22-30.5-603
;
(c)
A board of cooperative services created pursuant to article
5
of this title that elects to operate as a school food authority pursuant to section
22-5-120
; or
(d)
A district charter school or an institute charter school that:
(I)
The commissioner of education or his or her designee provisionally authorizes as a school food authority pursuant to section
22-32-120(6)
; or
(II)
The department authorizes as a school food authority pursuant to section
22-32-120(5)
.
(6)
"School lunch program" means the federal "Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act" created in
42 U.S.C. sec. 1751
.
Added by 2013 Ch. 223,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2013.
L. 2013: Entire article added, (HB 13-1006), ch. 223, p. 1044, § 1, effective August 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.8 - BREAKFAST AFTER THE BELL NUTRITION PROGRAM (§§ 22-82.8-101 — 22-82.8-104) › Section 22-82.8-104 - Procedures - technical assistance

(1)
(a)
On or before May 1, 2014, the department shall develop and distribute procedures for the implementation and enforcement of this article. Such procedures must be in compliance with the school breakfast program and school lunch program.
(b)
The department shall offer technical assistance to public schools and school districts related to submitting claims for reimbursement to the school breakfast program.
(2)
The department shall develop procedures to allocate and disburse federal moneys to participating school food authorities and public schools in compliance with the requirements of the school breakfast program and school lunch program.
(3)
Any federal or state moneys received by any school or school district as reimbursement for breakfasts served pursuant to this article must only be used for the food and operations associated with the school's or school district's food service program.
Added by 2013 Ch. 223,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2013.
L. 2013: Entire article added, (HB 13-1006), ch. 223, p. 1047, § 1, effective August 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.9 - Child Nutrition School Lunch Protection Program (§§ 22-82.9-101 — 22-82.9-306) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 22-82.9-101 — 22-82.9-107) › Section 22-82.9-101 - Short title

The short title of this part 1 is the "Child Nutrition School Lunch Protection Program Act".
Amended by 2022 Ballot Proposition FF, passed by voters in 11/8/2020 election, eff. upon official proclamation by governor, 12/27/2022.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 509, § 2, eff. 12/27/2022.
L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1640, § 2, effective August 5.
2022 Ch. 509, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.9 - Child Nutrition School Lunch Protection Program (§§ 22-82.9-101 — 22-82.9-306) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 22-82.9-101 — 22-82.9-107) › Section 22-82.9-102 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that, for purposes of section 17 of article IX of the state constitution:
(a)
Good nutrition is an essential component to student learning and promotes success for students in today's fast-paced environment;
(b)
By increasing the number of students who can receive a free, nutritious lunch, the school lunch program is an important component of an accountable program to meet state academic standards, and may therefore receive funding from the state education fund created in section 17 (4) of article IX of the state constitution.
L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1640, § 2, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.9 - Child Nutrition School Lunch Protection Program (§§ 22-82.9-101 — 22-82.9-306) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 22-82.9-101 — 22-82.9-107) › Section 22-82.9-103 - Definitions

As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Department" means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section
24-1-115
, C.R.S.
(1.5)
"Facility school" means an educational program that is operated by a facility to provide educational services to students placed in the facility and that, pursuant to section
22-2-407(2)
, has been placed on the list of facility schools that are approved to receive reimbursement for providing educational services to students placed in a facility.
(2)
"Program" means the child nutrition school lunch protection program created pursuant to section
22-82.9-104
.
(2.5)
"School food authority" means:
(a)
A school district or the state charter school institute;
(a.3)
A charter school collaborative formed pursuant to section
22-30.5-603
;
(a.5)
A board of cooperative services created pursuant to article
5
of this title that elects to operate as a school food authority pursuant to section
22-5-120
; or
(b)
A district charter school or an institute charter school that:
(I)
The commissioner of education or his or her designee provisionally authorizes as a school food authority pursuant to section
22-32-120 (6)
; or
(II)
The department of education authorizes as a school food authority pursuant to section
22-32-120 (5)
.
(3)
"School lunch program" means the federal "Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act" created in
42 U.S.C. sec. 1751
et seq.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 189,§ 16, eff. 5/15/2023.
Amended by 2022 Ballot Proposition FF, passed by voters in 11/8/2020 election, eff. upon official proclamation by governor, 12/27/2022.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 509, § 3, eff. 12/27/2022.
L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1640, § 2, effective August 5. L. 2009: (2.5) added, (SB 09 -230), ch. 227, p. 1037, § 13, effective May 4. L. 2010: (2.5)(a) amended and (2.5)(a.5) added, (HB 10 -1335), ch. 326, p. 1514, § 9, effective August 11; (2.5)(b)(I) amended, (HB 10 -1422), ch. 419, p. 2080, § 52, effective August 11. L. 2011: (2.5)(a.3) added, (HB 11 -1277), ch. 306, p. 1506, § 41, effective August 10.
2022 Ch. 509, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.9 - Child Nutrition School Lunch Protection Program (§§ 22-82.9-101 — 22-82.9-306) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 22-82.9-101 — 22-82.9-107) › Section 22-82.9-104 - Child nutrition school lunch protection program - creation - administration - objectives

(1)
There is hereby created the child nutrition school lunch protection program to ensure that each student in a Colorado public school has access to a healthy lunch at school to help the student participate fully in the learning process.
(2)
The department shall administer the program in accordance with the procedures developed pursuant to section
22-82.9-106
.
(3)
The department shall approve a multi-district online school operating in learning centers, as defined in section
22-30.7-102 (4)
, to participate in the program and in the school lunch program so long as the multi-district online school complies with the federal requirements for participating in the school lunch program, including but not limited to completing and submitting the required federal application form for each student who chooses to participate in the school lunch program.
(4)
The objectives of the program are to:
(a)
Eliminate the reduced price paid by Colorado students who are enrolled in state-subsidized early childhood education programs administered by public schools or in kindergarten through twelfth grade and who are participating in the school lunch program, and to eliminate the reduced price paid by Colorado students who are receiving educational services from a facility school and who are participating in the school lunch program;
(b)
Increase the number of Colorado students who consume a healthy lunch each day;
(c)
Decrease statewide health-care costs by improving the health of school-age children;
(d)
Lessen students' risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes by providing healthy school lunch options;
(e)
Encourage charter schools and school districts to participate in the school lunch program;
(f)
Increase students' consumption of whole grains, fruits and vegetables, vitamins, calcium, protein, fiber, and iron; and reduce the consumption of sodium, cholesterol, sugar, and calories;
(g)
Make lunch more accessible to underprivileged students;
(h)
Lessen the stigma associated with children who receive reduced-cost lunches;
(i)
Reduce child hunger in Colorado; and
(j)
Continue to strengthen and support child nutrition programs.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 189,§ 17, eff. 5/15/2023.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 148, § 1, eff. 8/2/2019.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 267, § 1, eff. 5/29/2018.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 319, § 1, eff. 8/6/2014.
L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1640, § 2, effective August 5. L. 2009: (4)(a) amended, (SB 09 -033), ch. 193, p. 193, § 1, effective August 5. L. 2012: (3) amended, (HB 12-1240), ch. 1332, p. 1332, § 49, effective June 4. L. 2014: (4)(a) amended, (HB 14-1156), ch. 1397, p. 1397, § 1, effective August 6. L. 2018: (4)(a) amended, (SB 18-013), ch. 1648, p. 1648, § 1, effective May 29. L. 2019: (4)(a) amended, (HB 19-1171), ch. 1768, p. 1768, § 1, effective August 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.9 - Child Nutrition School Lunch Protection Program (§§ 22-82.9-101 — 22-82.9-306) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 22-82.9-101 — 22-82.9-107) › Section 22-82.9-105 - Program funding

(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.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 189,§ 18, eff. 5/15/2023.
Amended by 2022 Ballot Proposition FF, passed by voters in 11/8/2020 election, eff. upon official proclamation by governor, 12/27/2022.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 509, § 4, eff. 12/27/2022.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 148, § 2, eff. 8/2/2019.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 267, § 2, eff. 5/29/2018.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 127, § 1, eff. 5/1/2015 and applies to fiscal years beginning on or after 7/1/2014.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 319, § 2, eff. 8/6/2014.
L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1641, § 2, effective August 5. L. 2009: (1) amended, (SB 09-230), ch. 1037, p. 1037, § 14, effective May 4; (1) amended, (SB 09 -033), ch. 193, p. 193, § 2, effective August 5. L. 2014: (1) amended, (HB 14-1156), ch. 1397, p. 1397, § 2, effective August 6. L. 2015: (1) amended, (SB 15-235), ch. 394, p. 394, § 1, effective May 1. L. 2018: (1.5) added, (SB 18-013), ch. 1648, p. 1648, § 2, effective May 29. L. 2019: (1) amended and (1.5) repealed, (HB 19-1171), ch. 1768, p. 1768, § 2, effective August 2.
(1) Amendments to subsection (1) by Senate Bill 09-033 and Senate Bill 09-230 were harmonized.
(2) Section 4 of chapter 127 (SB 15-235), Session Laws of Colorado 2015, provides that changes to this section by the act apply to fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2014.
2022 Ch. 509, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.9 - Child Nutrition School Lunch Protection Program (§§ 22-82.9-101 — 22-82.9-306) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 22-82.9-101 — 22-82.9-107) › Section 22-82.9-106 - Program - procedures

The department shall develop procedures to allocate and disburse the moneys in the program among participating school food authorities and facility schools each year, in an equitable manner and in compliance with the requirements of the federal "Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act",
42 U.S.C. sec. 1751
et seq.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 189,§ 19, eff. 5/15/2023.
L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1642, § 2, effective August 5. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09 -230), ch. 227, p. 1038, § 15, effective May 4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.9 - Child Nutrition School Lunch Protection Program (§§ 22-82.9-101 — 22-82.9-306) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 22-82.9-101 — 22-82.9-107) › Section 22-82.9-107 - No individual entitlement

(1)
This part 1 does not create a legal entitlement to any participant to assistance provided pursuant to the program.
(2)
The department in administering the program and a school food authority in implementing the program may not create and shall not be deemed to create a legal entitlement to any participant to assistance provided pursuant to the program.
Amended by 2022 Ballot Proposition FF, passed by voters in 11/8/2020 election, eff. upon official proclamation by governor, 12/27/2022.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 509, § 5, eff. 12/27/2022.
L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 1642, § 2, effective August 5. L. 2009: (2) amended, (SB 09 -230), ch. 227, p. 1038, § 16, effective May 4.
2022 Ch. 509, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.9 - Child Nutrition School Lunch Protection Program (§§ 22-82.9-101 — 22-82.9-306) › Part 2 - HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL PROGRAM (§§ 22-82.9-201 — 22-82.9-211) › Section 22-82.9-201 - Short title

The short title of this part 2 is the "Healthy School Meals for All Act".
Added by 2022 Ballot Proposition FF, passed by voters in 11/8/2020 election, eff. upon official proclamation by governor, 12/27/2022.
Added by 2022 Ch. 509, § 1, eff. 12/27/2022.
2022 Ch. 509, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.9 - Child Nutrition School Lunch Protection Program (§§ 22-82.9-101 — 22-82.9-306) › Part 2 - HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL PROGRAM (§§ 22-82.9-201 — 22-82.9-211) › Section 22-82.9-202 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly finds and declares that:
(a)
No Colorado child should experience hunger, and every public school student should benefit from access to healthy, locally procured, and freshly prepared meals during the school day;
(b)
Healthy school meals are necessary for all students for effective learning, and Colorado's investment in education should include healthy school meals for all students to support the nourishment students need to achieve academic success;
(c)
Access to healthy school meals should not cause stigma or stress for any student seeking an education;
(d)
Colorado's healthy school meals program should support Colorado's food systems, including local farmers and ranchers;
(e)
Colorado's healthy school meals program must support students' nutrition and provide quality meals to boost the health and well-being of Colorado students;
(f)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States department of agriculture eased program restrictions to allow free meals to continue to be available to all students universally, ensuring that all students facing hunger had access to food while in school; and
(g)
Now that strategies exist to prevent hunger for all students during the school day, it is imperative that the state embrace these strategies to move toward the goal of ending child hunger.
(2)
The general assembly finds, therefore, that it is in the best interests of the students of Colorado and their families to enact the healthy school meals for all program to provide free meals in public schools for all students.
(3)
The general assembly further declares that for purposes of section 17 of article IX of the state constitution, healthy school meals are an essential component to student learning. Free healthy school meals are an important component of an accountable education program to meet state academic standards and may therefore receive funding from the state education fund created in section 17 (4) of article IX of the state constitution.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 133,§ 1, eff. 4/29/2024.
Added by 2022 Ballot Proposition FF, passed by voters in 11/8/2020 election, eff. upon official proclamation by governor, 12/27/2022.
Added by 2022 Ch. 509, § 1, eff. 12/27/2022.
2022 Ch. 509, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.9 - Child Nutrition School Lunch Protection Program (§§ 22-82.9-101 — 22-82.9-306) › Part 2 - HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL PROGRAM (§§ 22-82.9-201 — 22-82.9-211) › Section 22-82.9-206 - School meals food preparation and service employees - wage increase or stipend

(1)
Subject to subsection (2) of this section, in addition to the amounts received pursuant to sections
22-82.9-204
and
22-82.9-205
, a participating school food authority may receive the greater of three thousand dollars or an amount equal to twelve cents multiplied by the number of school lunches that qualify as eligible meals that the participating school food authority provided in the previous budget year, so long as the participating school food authority uses one hundred percent of the amount received pursuant to this section to increase wages or provide stipends for individuals whom the participating school food authority employs to directly prepare and serve food for school meals. To receive the amount described in this section, a participating school food authority must submit documentation to the department as required by rules of the state board to demonstrate that the increase in wages or provision of stipends using the amount received pursuant to this section is implemented for the budget year in which the amount is received.
(2)
Subject to available appropriations, this section is effective beginning in the 2025-26 budget year.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 133,§ 5, eff. 4/29/2024.
Added by 2022 Ballot Proposition FF, passed by voters in 11/8/2020 election, eff. upon official proclamation by governor, 12/27/2022.
Added by 2022 Ch. 509, § 1, eff. 12/27/2022.
2022 Ch. 509, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.9 - Child Nutrition School Lunch Protection Program (§§ 22-82.9-101 — 22-82.9-306) › Part 2 - HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL PROGRAM (§§ 22-82.9-201 — 22-82.9-211) › Section 22-82.9-207 - Local school food purchasing technical assistance and education grant program - created - report

(1)
Subject to subsection (4) of this section, there is created in the department the local school food purchasing technical assistance and education grant program to issue a grant to a statewide nonprofit organization to develop and manage a grant program to assist with the promotion of Colorado grown, raised, or processed products to participating school food authorities and to assist participating school food authorities in preparing meals using basic ingredients, with minimal reliance on processed products.
(2)
Subject to available appropriations, the nonprofit organization may award grants for:
(a)
Training, technical assistance, and physical infrastructure, awarded to participating school food authorities, grower associations, or other organizations that aggregate products from producers for:
(I)
Professional contracting services to support the development and sustainability of local and regional food systems;
(II)
Chef training on food handling, meal preparation using basic ingredients, and procurement practices, and for kitchen equipment purchases;
(III)
Good agricultural practices certification costs and good handling practices certification costs and training on selling to schools; and
(IV)
Capacity building for local value-added processed products; and
(b)
Education, outreach, and promotion for:
(I)
Schools to engage families and communities on the benefits of farm-to-school and ways to support farm-to-school; and
(II)
Grower associations and growers to communicate to schools and school communities about the multiple benefits of purchasing local products.
(3)
The nonprofit organization shall annually report to the department on implementation of the technical assistance and education grant program, including:
(a)
The number and types of entities receiving grants;
(b)
The number, types, and purposes of the grants awarded pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section; and
(c)
The types of education, outreach, and promotion conducted by participating school food authorities and others pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section.
(4)
Subject to available appropriations, this section is effective beginning in the 2025-26 budget year.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 133,§ 6, eff. 4/29/2024.
Added by 2022 Ballot Proposition FF, passed by voters in 11/8/2020 election, eff. upon official proclamation by governor, 12/27/2022.
Added by 2022 Ch. 509, § 1, eff. 12/27/2022.
2022 Ch. 509, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.9 - Child Nutrition School Lunch Protection Program (§§ 22-82.9-101 — 22-82.9-306) › Part 2 - HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL PROGRAM (§§ 22-82.9-201 — 22-82.9-211) › Section 22-82.9-209 - Program - funding

(1)
For the 2023-24 budget year and for each budget year thereafter, the general assembly shall appropriate to the department, by separate line items in the annual general appropriation bill, the amount necessary to implement the program, including the amount required to reimburse participating school food authorities for eligible meals provided to students pursuant to section
22-82.9-204
, and including the amount distributed as local food purchasing grants pursuant to section
22-82.9-205
, subject to available appropriations, and the amount distributed pursuant to section
22-82.9-206
to increase the wages or provide stipends for staff who prepare and serve school meals, Subject to available appropriations. The department may expend not more than one and five-tenths percent of the total amount annually appropriated pursuant to this section to offset the direct and indirect costs incurred by the department in implementing this part 2.
(2)
For the 2023-24 budget year and the 2024-25 budget year, the general assembly shall appropriate money from the state education fund created in section 17 (4) of article IX of the state constitution to cover program costs for which there is not sufficient money in the healthy school meals for all cash fund.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 133,§ 8, eff. 4/29/2024.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 89,§ 2, eff. 4/20/2023.
Added by 2022 Ballot Proposition FF, passed by voters in 11/8/2020 election, eff. upon official proclamation by governor, 12/27/2022.
Added by 2022 Ch. 509, § 1, eff. 12/27/2022.
2022 Ch. 509, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.9 - Child Nutrition School Lunch Protection Program (§§ 22-82.9-101 — 22-82.9-306) › Part 3 - LOCAL SCHOOL FOOD PURCHASING PROGRAMS (§§ 22-82.9-301 — 22-82.9-306) › Section 22-82.9-301 - Definitions

As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Colorado grown, raised, or processed products" means all fruits, vegetables, grains, meats, and dairy products, except liquid milk, grown or raised in Colorado, and minimally processed products or value-added processed products that meet the standards for the Colorado proud designation, established by the Colorado department of agriculture, even if the product does not have the Colorado proud designation.
(2)
"Department" means the department of education created pursuant to section 24-1-115.
(3)
"Local school food purchasing program" or "purchasing program" means the local school food purchasing program created in section 22-82.9-302.
(4)
"Minimally processed products" means raw or frozen fabricated products; products that retain their inherent character, such as shredded carrots or diced onions; and dried products, such as beans, but does not include any products that are heated, cooked, or canned.
(5)
"National school lunch program" means the federal school lunch program created in the "Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 1751 et seq., as amended.
(6)
"Participating provider" means a school district; district charter school; institute charter school; board of cooperative services; Colorado school for the deaf and the blind, established in section 22-80-102; approved facility school or facility, as defined in section 22-2-402; or residential or day treatment child care facility, as defined in section 26-6-903, that participates in the federal national school lunch program and that has been selected by the department to participate in the local school food purchasing program pursuant to section 22-82.9-302 (2)(b).
(7)
"State board" means the state board of education created and existing pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution.
(8)
"Technical assistance and education program" means the local school food purchasing technical assistance and education grant program created pursuant to section 22-82.9-303.
(9)
"Value-added processed products" means products that are altered from their unprocessed or minimally processed state through preservation techniques, including cooking, baking, or canning.
Added by 2024 Ch. 133,§ 11, eff. 4/29/2024.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 22 - EDUCATION (§§ 22-1-101 — 22-108-109) › MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 22-80-101 — 22-108-109) › Article 82.9 - Child Nutrition School Lunch Protection Program (§§ 22-82.9-101 — 22-82.9-306) › Part 3 - LOCAL SCHOOL FOOD PURCHASING PROGRAMS (§§ 22-82.9-301 — 22-82.9-306) › Section 22-82.9-303 - Local school food purchasing technical assistance and education grant program - creation - report

(1)
The local school food purchasing technical assistance and education grant program is created in the department. The purpose of the technical assistance and education program is to issue a grant to a statewide nonprofit organization to develop and manage a grant program to assist with the promotion of Colorado grown, raised, or processed products to participating providers.
(2)
Subject to available appropriations, the nonprofit organization may award grants for the following:
(a)
Training, technical assistance, and physical infrastructure grants to participating providers, grower associations, or other organizations that aggregate products from producers for:
(I)
Professional contracting services to support the development and sustainability of local and regional food systems;
(II)
Chef training on food handling and procurement practices and small kitchen equipment purchases;
(III)
Good agricultural practices certification costs and good handling practices certification costs and training on selling to schools; and
(IV)
Capacity building for local value-added processed products; and
(b)
Education, outreach, and promotion for:
(I)
Schools to engage families and communities around the benefits of farm-to-school and ways to support farm-to-school; and
(II)
Grower associations and growers to communicate to schools and school communities about the multiple benefits of purchasing local products.
(3)
The nonprofit organization shall annually report to the department on the technical assistance and education program, including:
(a)
The number and types of entities receiving grants;
(b)
The number, types, and purposes of the grants awarded pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section; and
(c)
The types of education and outreach conducted by participating providers and others pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section.
Added by 2024 Ch. 133,§ 11, eff. 4/29/2024.