(a) The department shall, in consultation with the State Department of Social Services, develop guidance for local educational agencies participating in the federal School Breakfast Program that maintain kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 6, inclusive, on how to serve eligible nonschoolaged children breakfast or a morning snack at a local educational agency schoolsite.
(b) The guidance shall highlight opportunities to maximize federal reimbursement through the federal School Breakfast Program and the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program.
(c) A guardian of an eligible nonschoolaged child shall be present at the local educational agency schoolsite in order for the nonschoolaged
child to receive breakfast or a morning snack at the schoolsite pursuant to this section.
(d) The department shall, in consultation with the State Department of Social Services, develop the guidance in a manner that does not jeopardize federal funding for school meal programs and that maximizes federal meal reimbursement.
(e) The department shall post the guidance on its internet website by July 1, 2023. The department is not required to mail the guidance to local educational agencies.
(f) This section does not require a local educational agency to take any action.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 905, Sec. 3. (AB 558) Effective January 1, 2023.)
For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Eligible nonschoolaged child” means a child who is not enrolled in school and who is a sibling, half sibling, or stepsibling of, or a foster child residing with, a pupil who meets the federal eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price breakfast at a local educational agency participating in the federal School Breakfast Program that maintains kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 6, inclusive.
(b) “Guardian” means a parent, stepparent, grandparent, or other adult family member or caretaker who is caring for an eligible nonschoolaged child.
(c) “Local educational agency”
means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 905, Sec. 3. (AB 558) Effective January 1, 2023.)