The governing board of any school district may, for purposes of Section 49500, establish rules by which to determine which pupils are needy except for family day care homes which shall be reimbursed for 75 percent of the meals served. For purposes of this article, any pupil within the category of children eligible for aid or services under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall be deemed needy.
The amendments to this section enacted by the Legislature in the 1981 portion of the 1981–82 Regular Session of the Legislature shall apply retroactively to July 1, 1981, to the extent that they may legally do so.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 209, Sec. 14.4. Effective May 20, 1982.)