Title 22, Education

(1) For each fiscal year, the general assembly may 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 administere…

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…

(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 …

The short title of this part 2 is the "Healthy School Meals for All Act". Source: Referred 2022: Entire part added, Proposition FF, L. 2022, (HB 22-1414), ch. 509, p. 4278, § 1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 27, 2022.

(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 …

As used in this part 2, 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, raised, or produced in Colorado and minimally processed products or value…

(1) (a) There is created in the department the healthy school meals for all program through which each school food authority that chooses to participate in the program: (I) Offers eligible meals, without charge, to all students enrolled in the public schools that are served by th…

(1) (a) Subject to subsection (5) of this section, each participating school food authority or charter school that operates under a participating charter school food authority that commits to operating an advisory committee as described in subsection (3) of this section is eligib…

(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 or charter school that operates under a participating charter school food authority may receive an amount des…

(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 prom…

(1) (a) On or before December 1, 2024, and on or before December 1 every two years thereafter, the department shall prepare a report concerning the implementation of section 22-82.9-204 and sections 22-82.9-205, 22-82.9-206, and 22-82.9-207, to the extent those sections are in ef…

(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 reimburs…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) Repealed. (a.5) "Account" means the healthy school meals for all program fund account created in subsection (2)(b) of this section. (b) "Healthy school meals for all program revenue" means: (I) For tax years …

(1) At the statewide election held in November 2025, the secretary of state shall submit to the registered electors of the state for their approval or rejection the following ballot issue: "Shall state taxes be increased by $95 million annually by a change to the Colorado Revised…

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 pro…

(1) The local school food purchasing program is created in the department to reimburse participating providers for the purchase of Colorado grown, raised, or processed products pursuant to this section. (2) (a) A school district, district charter school, institute charter school,…

(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 ass…

(1) On or before December 1, 2025, and each December 1 thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, the house of representatives agriculture, water, and natural resources committee, the senate agricul…

Purchasing nutritious foods from Colorado's food systems, including local farmers and ranchers, supports students' nutrition and provides quality meals to boost the health and well-being of Colorado students, and is an important component of an accountable education program to me…