Education Code section 49512

(a)

The State Department of Education shall establish a statewide program to provide nutritious meals at school for pupils and shall enter into an agreement with the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the United States Department of Education, or the United States Department of Agriculture in order to implement the provisions of this article.

(b)

Funds shall be allocated to school districts in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 49501.5. 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.

Source: Section 49512, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=49512.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2024; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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