Section 49512 Of Article 9. Nutrition From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 27. >> Chapter 9. >> Article 9.
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. The Department of Education, in cooperation with the
Department of Social Welfare, shall establish a statewide program to
provide nutritious meals at school for pupils. Either or both of such
departments may cooperate with and enter into contracts with the
United States Departments of Health, Education and Welfare and
Agriculture in order to implement the provisions of this article.
The funds shall be allocated to the school districts in such a
manner that priority shall be given to providing free meals to the
neediest children. Determination with respect to the annual income of
any household shall be made solely on the basis of an affidavit
executed in such form as the United States Secretary of Agriculture
may prescribe by an adult member of such household. The income
poverty guidelines to be used for any fiscal year shall be those
prescribed by the United States Secretary of Agriculture as of July 1
of each year.