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.
Source: 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. Referred 2022: IP amended, Proposition FF, L. 2022, (HB 22-1414), ch. 509, p. 4287, § 3, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 27, 2022. L. 2023: (1.5) added, (SB 23-287), ch. 189, p. 933, § 16, effective May 15.