California Education Code ARTICLE 10.5 - Child Care Food Program

• Section 49540.
  The Department of Education shall, on behalf of the state, participate in the federal child care food program prescribed by Public Law 95-627, as codified...
• Section 49541.
  The Department of Education is hereby designated as the single state agency to administer the child care food program.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 959, Sec.
• Section 49542.
  (a) The Department of Education shall administer the child care food program for all eligible, participating entities that provide child development services pursuant to Chapter 2...
• Section 49543.
  The Department of Education shall administer the child care food program for all eligible, participating entities that provide child development services outside of the provisions...
• Section 49544.
  The Department of Education shall maximize the use of available federal funds for the federal child care food program by all eligible entities that provide...
• Section 49545.
  The Department of Education shall secure, in a timely manner, federal reimbursement for all eligible, participating entities in the child care food program.(Added by Stats....
• Section 49545.5.
  To the extent permitted by federal law, the State Department of Education shall adopt regulations to establish eligibility requirements for participation in the child care...
• Section 49546.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that funding for costs for the implementation of this article shall come from either federal funds or transfer...

Last modified: October 22, 2018