Ed. Code, § 49506.5 · Article 8. Meals
Ed. Code, § 49506.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A school that participates in the National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program shall determine a pupil’s Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) eligibility as follows:
(a) For a school that also participates in a special assistance alternative, including the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2, for every school year in which annual determinations of eligibility for free and reduced-price school meals is not already required, through a Universal Benefits Application that meets all Summer EBT application and verification requirements established pursuant to Part 292 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) For a school that does not participate in a special assistance alternative, annually through a School Meals Application that meets all verification requirements established pursuant to Section 245.6 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 8, Sec. 44. (AB 121) Effective June 27, 2025.
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