Definitions

As 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.