A. The state board [department] shall prescribe standards and regulations for the establishment and operation of school lunch programs in the state. The department of education [public education department] shall provide technical advice and assistance to any school district in connection with the establishment or operation of a school lunch program.
B. A local school board may accept gifts or grants for use in connection with a school lunch program in the school district.
C. A "school lunch program" means a program under which lunches are served by a public school in the state on a nonprofit basis to students attending the school.
History: 1953 Comp., § 77-11-8, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 16, § 187.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
For designation of the public education department as the sole educational agency of state for administration or supervision of state plan established for funds received pursuant to federal statute relating to school lunch programs, see 22-9-2 NMSA 1978.
Cross references. — For designation of the public education department as the sole educational agency of state for administration or supervision of state plan established for funds received pursuant to federal statute relating to school lunch programs, see 22-9-2 NMSA 1978.