Sec. 10-215b. Duties of State Board of Education re feeding programs.
Sec. 10-215b. Duties of State Board of Education re feeding programs. (a) The
State Board of Education is authorized to expend in each fiscal year an amount equal
to (1) the money required pursuant to the matching requirements of said federal laws
and shall disburse the same in accordance with said laws, and (2) ten cents per lunch
served in the prior school year in accordance with said laws by any local or regional board
of education, the regional vocational-technical school system or governing authority of
a state charter school, interdistrict magnet school or endowed academy approved pursuant to section 10-34 that participates in the National School Lunch Program and certifies
pursuant to section 10-215f that the nutrition standards established by the Department
of Education pursuant to section 10-215e shall be met.
(b) The State Board of Education shall prescribe the manner and time of application
by such board of education, the regional vocational-technical school system, such governing authority or controlling authority of the nonpublic schools for such funds, provided such application shall include the certification that any funds received pursuant
to subsection (a) of this section shall be used for the program approved. The State Board
of Education shall determine the eligibility of the applicant to receive such grants pursuant to regulations provided in subsection (c) of this section and shall certify to the Comptroller the amount of the grant for which the board of education, the regional vocational-technical school system, the governing authority or the controlling authority of a nonpublic school is eligible. Upon receipt of such certification, the Comptroller shall draw
an order on the Treasurer in the amount, at the time and to the payee so certified.
(c) The State Board of Education may adopt such regulations as may be necessary
in implementing sections 10-215 to 10-215b, inclusive.
(d) The Commissioner of Education shall establish a procedure for monitoring compliance by boards of education, the regional vocational-technical school system, or governing authorities with certifications submitted in accordance with section 10-215f and
may adjust grant amounts pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section
based on failure to comply with said certification.
(1971, P.A. 702, S. 3-5; P.A. 78-218, S. 140; P.A. 81-208, S. 3; P.A. 92-170, S. 15, 26; P.A. 06-63, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 78-218 specified applicability of Subsec. (b) to local and regional boards of education, deleting references
to school boards and school districts, and made technical correction; P.A. 81-208 deleted provisions detailing subject
matter of regulations in Subsec. (c); P.A. 92-170 made a technical change in Subsec. (c); P.A. 06-63 amended Subsec. (a)
by designating existing language as Subdiv. (1) and by adding Subdiv. (2) re ten-cent bonus, amended Subsec. (b) by adding
language re regional vocational-technical school system and governing authority and added Subsec. (d) re monitoring
compliance, effective July 1, 2006.