(1) "Department" means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S.
(2) "Program" means the breakfast after the bell nutrition program created in section 22-82.8-103.
(3) "Public school" means a public school or charter school as defined in section 22-1-101 or an approved facility school as defined in section 22-2-402 (1).
(4) "School breakfast program" means the federal "School Breakfast Program" created in 42 U.S.C. sec. 1773.
(5) "School food authority" means:
(a) A school district or the state charter school institute;
(b) A charter school collaborative formed pursuant to section 22-30.5-603;
(c) A board of cooperative services created pursuant to article 5 of this title that elects to operate as a school food authority pursuant to section 22-5-120; or
(d) A district charter school or an institute charter school that:
(I) The commissioner of education or his or her designee provisionally authorizes as a school food authority pursuant to section 22-32-120 (6); or
(II) The department authorizes as a school food authority pursuant to section 22-32-120 (5).
(6) "School lunch program" means the federal "Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act" created in 42 U.S.C. sec. 1751.