As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. (1) Department means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S.
2. (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.
3. (2) Program means the child nutrition school lunch protection program created pursuant to section 22-82.9-104.

4. (2.5) School food authority means:

   1. (a) A school district or the state charter school institute;
   2. (a.3) A charter school collaborative formed pursuant to section 22-30.5-603;
   3. (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

   4. (b) A district charter school or an institute charter school that:

      1. (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
      2. (II) The department of education authorizes as a school food authority pursuant to section 22-32-120 (5).
      3. (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.

Editor's note: 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

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 23-287, see section 1 of chapter 189, Session Laws of Colorado 2023.