2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 10 - Education and Culture
Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation
Section 10-215 - Lunches, breakfasts and other feeding programs for public school children and employees.

Any local or regional board of education may establish and operate a school lunch program for public school children, may operate lunch services for its employees, may establish and operate a school breakfast program, as provided under federal laws governing said programs, or may establish and operate such other child feeding programs as it deems necessary. Charges for such lunches, breakfasts or other such feeding may be fixed by such boards and shall not exceed the cost of food, wages and other expenses directly incurred in providing such services. When such services are offered, a board shall provide free lunches, breakfasts or other such feeding to children whose economic needs require such action under the standards promulgated by said federal laws. Such board is authorized to purchase equipment and supplies that are necessary, to employ the necessary personnel, to utilize the services of volunteers and to receive and expend any funds and receive and use any equipment and supplies which may become available to carry out the provisions of this section. Any town board of education may vote to designate any volunteer organization within the town to provide a school lunch program, school breakfast program or other child feeding program in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(1949 Rev., S. 1476; 1953, S. 945d; 1971, P.A. 702, S. 1; P.A. 78-218, S. 139; P.A. 81-208, S. 1; 81-472, S. 123, 159.)

History: 1971 act revised section to include references to National School Lunch Act and breakfast programs as provided in Federal Child Nutrition Act and required that if school district elects to offer lunch and/or breakfast programs it must provide free meals to children “whose economic needs require such action”; P.A. 78-218 substituted “Any local or regional board of education” for “The board of education of any school district”; P.A. 81-208 replaced specific references to National School Lunch Act and Federal Child Nutrition Act with general reference to applicable federal laws; P.A. 81-472 made technical changes.

See Sec. 10-237 re use of school activity fund for school lunch program and re accounts of school lunch program.