Section 22-82.9-103 - DefinitionsAs 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.The introductory portion to this section was amended by HB 22-1414. That bill contains a referendum clause, Proposition FF, and was approved by a vote of the registered electors of the state of Colorado on November 8, 2022. The introductory portion to this section took effect upon the proclamation of the Governor, December 27, 2022. The vote count for the measure was as follows:
FOR: 1,384,852
AGAINST: 1,055,583
2022 Ch. 509, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3). For the legislative declaration in SB 23-287, see section 1 of chapter 189, Session Laws of Colorado 2023.