CHAPTER 10. School Nutrition [8990. - 9004.]

Chapter 10 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1163, Sec. 2.

§§ 8990–9004 · 10 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Nutrition Education §§ 8990–8997 · 5 sections

   • § 8990 The Legislature encourages nutritional education instructional activities that comply with all of the following: (a) They emphasize the appealing aspects of…
   • § 8993 The Legislature encourages school instructional staff to do the following: (a) Be informed about the negative consequences of using food as a reward and of…
   • § 8995 The Legislature encourages school administrations to do the following: (a) Offer wellness programs that include personalized instruction about healthy eating…
   • § 8996 As used in this article the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Dietary Guidelines for Americans” means the current set of recommendations of the…
   • § 8997 This chapter shall become operative on July 1, 2004.
2. ARTICLE 2. Garden Programs §§ 9000–9004 · 5 sections

   • § 9000 The Legislature intends to expand the number of educational gardens and garden salad bars in California public schools by offering startup or expansion grants,…
   • § 9001 The State Department of Education shall establish, develop, and implement the instructional school garden program to make competitive grants available for…
   • § 9002 The State Department of Education shall distribute the grants pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b), in consultation with education, nutrition, and agricultural…
   • § 9003 The State Department of Education shall develop, research, and coordinate the best available practices regarding appropriate curriculum for school garden…
   • § 9004 The department shall select grant recipients from the northern, southern, and central regions of the state and from urban, rural, and suburban areas, so that…