As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Department" means the department of education created and existing pursuant tosection 24-1-115, C.R.S.
"Program" means the breakfast after the bell nutrition program created in section 22-
82.8-103.
"Public school" means a public school or charter school as defined in section 22-1101 or an approved facility school as defined in section 22-2-402 (1).
"School breakfast program" means the federal "School Breakfast Program" created in42 U.S.C. sec. 1773.
"School food authority" means:
A school district or the state charter school institute;
A charter school collaborative formed pursuant to section 22-30.5-603;
A board of cooperative services created pursuant to article 5 of this title that elects tooperate as a school food authority pursuant to section 22-5-120; or
A district charter school or an institute charter school that:
The commissioner of education or his or her designee provisionally authorizes as aschool food authority pursuant to section 22-32-120 (6); or
The department authorizes as a school food authority pursuant to section 22-32-120 (5).
(6) "School lunch program" means the federal "Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act" created in 42 U.S.C. sec. 1751.
Source: L. 2013: Entire article added, (HB 13-1006), ch. 223, p. 1044, § 1, effective August 7.