Title EDC — California Educ. Code

(a) The agencies enumerated in Section 49460 shall only be required to implement this article upon the availability of funds received from the private sector and state funds appropriated for the purposes of this article in a total amount sufficient to cover all costs relating to …

No provision of this chapter shall apply to the University of California unless the Regents of the University of California, by resolution, make that provision applicable.

This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Seizure Safe Schools Act.

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Authorizing physician and surgeon” may include, but is not limited to, a physician and surgeon employed by, or contracted with, a local educational agency, a medical director of the local health department, or a …

(a) (1) If a pupil diagnosed with seizures, a seizure disorder, or epilepsy has been prescribed an emergency anti-seizure medication by the pupil’s health care provider, the pupil’s local educational agency, upon receipt of a request from the pupil’s parent or guardian, may desig…

(a) Before administering emergency anti-seizure medication or therapy prescribed to treat seizures in a pupil diagnosed with seizures, a seizure disorder, or epilepsy, a local educational agency shall obtain from the pupil’s parent or guardian a seizure action plan that includes …

Emergency anti-seizure medication or medication prescribed to a pupil to treat the pupil’s seizures, a seizure disorder, or epilepsy symptoms shall be provided to the school with the label affixed by the dispensing pharmacy intact.

(a) Any local educational agency that designates volunteers pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 49468.2 shall ensure that each employee who volunteers under this article will be provided defense and indemnification by the local educational agency for any and all civil liabilit…

The governing board of any school district or districts may provide, or make available, medical or hospital service, or both, through nonprofit membership corporations defraying the cost of medical service or hospital service, or both, or through group, blanket or individual poli…

If the governing board of any school district maintaining junior high schools or high schools does not provide or make available medical and hospital services for pupils of the district injured while participating in athletic activities, in accordance with Section 49470, the boar…

(a) If funding is made available for this purpose, the Legislature requests the University of California to design a study and conduct a representative sampling of pupil injuries from participation in high school athletic events over a period of three school years commencing with…

The governing board of any school district or districts which does not employ at least five physicians as full-time supervisors of health, or the equivalent thereof, may provide, or make available, medical or hospital service, or both, through nonprofit membership corporations de…

To facilitate the authority referred to in Sections 49470 and 49472 the governing board of the school district or school districts may authorize the distribution by district personnel of such printed matter as may be furnished by the insurer or membership corporation. (Enacted by…

The governing board of any school district or districts may provide, or make available, ambulance service, paid for out of school district funds, for pupils, instructors, spectators, and other individuals in attendance at athletic activities under the jurisdiction of, or sponsore…

(a) If a school district, charter school, or private school elects to offer an athletic program, the school district, charter school, or private school shall comply with both of the following: (1) An athlete who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or head injury in an athleti…

(a) If a school district, charter school, or private school elects to offer an athletic program, the school district, charter school, or private school shall annually give the Opioid Factsheet for Patients published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to each athlet…

The parent or legal guardian of any public school pupil on a continuing medication regimen for a nonepisodic condition, shall inform the school nurse or other designated certificated school employee of the medication being taken, the current dosage, and the name of the supervisin…

The Legislature finds and declares that hunger and malnutrition among children from low-income families constitute one of the most critical child health problems in the state; that federal programs to meet child nutrition needs are providing nourishing meals to thousands of the s…

No amount received by a school district or other public or private nonprofit school pursuant to this article or the National School Lunch Program shall be used to reduce the level of district or school expenditures for any existing program of free or reduced-price meals, unless f…

A school district or other public or private nonprofit school or agency receiving reimbursement pursuant to this article shall meet standards adopted by the Superintendent for all of the following: (a) The definition of a “nutritionally adequate breakfast.” (b) The definition of …

No allocation or reimbursement of funds shall be made pursuant to this article to any public or private nonprofit school or agency in behalf of any child who resides on the premises of such school or agency. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Notwithstanding Section 49493, an allocation shall be made pursuant to this article for a ward or dependent of the court who resides in a probation camp, ranch, juvenile hall, or county operated children’s emergency shelter. The department shall make an allocation for these purpo…

(a) The department shall, in consultation with the State Department of Social Services, develop guidance for local educational agencies participating in the federal School Breakfast Program that maintain kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 6, inclusive, on how to serve eligible no…

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Eligible nonschoolaged child” means a child who is not enrolled in school and who is a sibling, half sibling, or stepsibling of, or a foster child residing with, a pupil who meets the federal eligibility criteria…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, commencing with the 2022–23 school year all of the following shall apply: (1) (A) (i) A school district, county superintendent of schools, or charter school maintaining kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, shal…

School district funds may also be used for the purchase of school meals for pupils, as provided in Sections 49500 and 49501.5.

Each official and department of the state having charge of the administering of funds for the relief of indigents may contribute and pay any of the funds subject to his disposal to any school district within the state, to be used by the district for the purchase of school meals f…

(a) Any school district or county office of education participating in the National School Lunch Program that provides a meal to a pupil rendered homeless by a state or federally declared disaster may receive reimbursement equal to the combined state and federal free rate, regard…

(a) (1) The department shall work with the State Department of Social Services to maximize participation in the federal Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children (Summer EBT) program established pursuant to the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. (2) The departme…

A school that participates in the National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program shall determine a pupil’s Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) eligibility as follows: (a) For a school that also participates in a special assistance alternative, including the Commu…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Duffy-Moscone Family Nutrition Education and Services Act of 1970. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

It is the intent of this article to establish an ongoing program to assure that the nutritional requirements of pupils in receipt of public assistance are enhanced by a pervasive program of food supplementation while they are attending school. It is the intent of the Legislature …

(a) The State Department of Education shall establish a statewide program to provide nutritious meals at school for pupils and shall enter into an agreement with the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the United States Department of Education, or the United St…

To the extent that school districts have an operational program of school meals for pupils, the program authorized by this article shall be integrated with such existing service. In order to extend the program to those pupils attending schools which do not operate a school lunch …

Programs established under this article shall, to the extent feasible and practicable, include provisions for the use of parents of needy pupils in the planning, preparation and serving of meals at school, in order to provide practical experience and training for such parents as …

To the extent that available funds are insufficient to provide services under the program established by this article to all pupils defined as eligible, the following priorities for the provision of such services shall be observed by the Department of Education: (a) First priorit…

Each meal provided under this article shall include an appropriate serving of milk; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not be mandatory in the case of demonstration projects conducted pursuant to Section 49514. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Notice of the availability of the program prescribed by this article shall be given pursuant to Section 48980.

(a) The Legislature finds that (1) the proper nutrition of children is a matter of highest state priority, and (2) there is a demonstrated relationship between the intake of food and good nutrition and the capacity of children to develop and learn, and (3) the teaching of the pri…

As used in this article, “child nutrition entity” means any school district, county superintendent of schools, child development program operated pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8200) or Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 8400) of Part 6 of Division 1 of Title 1,…

(a) A school district, county superintendent of schools, or charter school may apply to the department for all available federal and state funds that they are eligible for so that a nutritionally adequate breakfast and lunch may be made available to pupils each schoolday at each …

(a) The department shall develop and maintain nutrition guidelines for school lunches and breakfasts that are provided pursuant to Section 49501.5 and for all food and beverages sold on public school campuses. (b) The nutrition guidelines for school lunches and breakfasts, pursua…

(a) A Child Nutrition Advisory Council composed of 13 members shall be appointed by January 1, 1975, to recommend plans and guidelines for school and child care meal service and nutrition education programs. The members of the council shall be appointed by the Superintendent and …

(a) The department may formulate the basic elements of nutrition education programs for child nutrition entities participating in programs established under this article. Such programs may coordinate classroom instruction with the food service program and may be of sufficient var…

(a) The department shall, before July 1 of each year, prescribe an adjustment in the state meal contribution rates established pursuant to this section for the forthcoming fiscal year. The adjustments shall reflect the changes in the cost of operating a school breakfast and lunch…

The Department of Education shall, on behalf of the state, participate in the federal child care food program prescribed by Public Law 95-627, as codified in Section 1766 of Title 42 of the United States Code, and shall not terminate its participation in such program unless the L…

The Department of Education is hereby designated as the single state agency to administer the child care food program.

(a) The Department of Education shall administer the child care food program for all eligible, participating entities that provide child development services pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8200) of, and alternative child care programs pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (comm…

The Department of Education shall administer the child care food program for all eligible, participating entities that provide child development services outside of the provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8200) of, or child care programs outside of the provisions of …

The Department of Education shall maximize the use of available federal funds for the federal child care food program by all eligible entities that provide child development services or child care programs.