(1) "Department" means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115, C.R.S.
(2) "Program" means the child nutrition school lunch protection program created pursuant to section 22-82.9-104.
(2.5) "School food authority" means:
(a) A school district or the state charter school institute;
(a.3) A charter school collaborative formed pursuant to section 22-30.5-603;
(a.5) 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
(b) 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 of education authorizes as a school food authority pursuant to section 22-32-120 (5).
(3) "School lunch program" means the federal "Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act" created in 42 U.S.C. sec. 1751 et seq.