Texas Education Code

§ 33.907 — DONATION OF FOOD

ED § 33.907Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES · Ch. 33. SERVICE PROGRAMS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES · Art. Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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(a)In this section:

(1)"Donate" has the meaning assigned by Section 76.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(2)"Nonprofit organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 76.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(b)A school district or open-enrollment charter school may allow a campus to elect to donate food to a nonprofit organization through a person who is directly and officially affiliated with the campus, including a teacher or counselor, or through a parent of a student enrolled at the campus. The donated food may be received, stored, and distributed on the campus. Food donated by the campus may include:

(1)surplus food prepared for breakfast, lunch, or dinner meals or snacks served from the campus cafeteria, subject to any applicable local, state, and federal requirements; or

(2)food donated to the campus as the result of a food drive or similar event.

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Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 610 (S.B. 1351), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.