72-5126. Food service contracts authorized.
72-5126
72-5126. Food service contracts authorized.(a) The board of education of any school district may enterinto contracts with:
(1) The governing authority of any nonpublic school or anychild-care institution for the provision of meals for children in attendance atsuch nonpublic school or child-care institution;
(2) the governing body of any municipality for the provision of mealsto persons for whom the municipalityis responsible for providing meals;
(3) subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 72-5127, and amendmentsthereto, any state educational institution or corporation whose operations aresubstantially controlled by a state educational institution for the provisionof meals for students, alumni and other members of the public in attendance atfunctions or activities of the state educational institution; and
(4) any nonprofit organization for the provision of food services for theelderly, sick, homeless or other vulnerable persons.
(b) Any contract entered into by a board of education pursuant to theprovisions of this section shallprovide for payment to the district. Such payment shall not be less thanthe cost incurred by the school district. Moneys received by a schooldistrictunder any such contractshall be deposited in the food service fund of the district and may be expendedwhether budgeted or not.
(c) The provisions contained in article 51 of chapter 72 ofKansas StatutesAnnotated, except the provisions contained in K.S.A. 72-5117 and 72-5118, andamendments thereto, shall apply to meals provided by the board of education ofa school district under any contract entered into pursuant to the provisionsof this section.
(d) As used in this section:
(1) "Nonpublic school" means a nonpublic school approved by the stateboard of education for participation in food service programs defined in K.S.A.72-5112, and amendments thereto;
(2) "child-care institution" has the meaning ascribed thereto in K.S.A.72-5124, and amendments thereto;
(3) "municipality" means any political or taxing subdivision of the state andany agency, authority, institution or instrumentality of a municipality; and
(4) "state educational institution" has the meaning ascribed thereto byK.S.A. 76-711, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1996, ch. 269, § 1;L. 1998, ch. 166, § 3;L. 1999, ch. 150, § 1;L. 2003, ch. 53, § 1; July 1.