The State Department of Education shall, on behalf of the state, participate in the federal Adult Day Care Food Program as set forth in subsection (o) of Section 1766 of Title 42 of the United States Code, and shall not terminate its participation in the program unless the Legislature authorizes that termination.
Chapter 4Adult Day Care Food Program
Section § 32450
This law says that the State Department of Education in California must take part in a federal program that provides food to adult daycare centers, called the Adult Day Care Food Program. The department can only stop participating in the program if the California Legislature approves it.
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Section § 32451
This law states that the State Department of Education is the sole organization responsible for overseeing the Adult Day Care Food Program.
The State Department of Education is hereby designated as the single state agency to administer the Adult Day Care Food Program established pursuant to this chapter.
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Section § 32452
This section says that adult day care centers in California can get money back for meals or snacks they provide to people aged 60 or older and certain disabled people. To get this reimbursement, the centers need to follow some rules: the funds should add to their current budget to improve the program, lunches should cover about a third of the daily nutritional needs as set by a scientific panel, and they should try to meet the special dietary needs of the participants in a way that the food is enjoyable for them.
For the purposes of this chapter, adult day care centers, as defined in Section 32543, are eligible for reimbursement for meals or supplements served to persons 60 years of age or older or to chronically impaired disabled persons, including victims of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders with neurological and organic brain dysfunction, provided the adult day care centers meet the following requirements:
(a)CA Education Code § 32452(a) Reimbursement provided to those institutions for those purposes shall be supplemental to all other state and federal funding and improve the quality of meals or level of services provided or increase participation in the program.
(b)CA Education Code § 32452(b) Lunches shall provide, on the average, approximately one-third of the daily recommended dietary allowance established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences.
(c)CA Education Code § 32452(c) The adult day care center makes reasonable efforts to serve meals that meet the special dietary requirements of participants, including efforts to serve foods in forms that are palatable to participants.
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Section § 32453
This section assigns the State Department of Education the responsibility for managing the Adult Day Care Food Program for eligible adult day care centers. An 'adult day care center' can be a public agency, nonprofit organization, or a for-profit center that is either licensed or approved by relevant authorities. These centers must be professionally managed and may receive federal funds under Title XIX or XX of the Social Security Act to serve adults who need day care services. At least 25% of participants in these for-profit centers must be eligible for the program to qualify for participation.
The State Department of Education shall administer the Adult Day Care Food Program for all eligible, participating adult day care centers that provide adult day care services to the persons described in Section 32452. For the purposes of this chapter, “adult day care center” means any public agency or private nonprofit organization, or any proprietary Title XIX center or Title XX center that meets the following requirements:
(a)CA Education Code § 32453(a) The center is licensed pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 1570) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, or otherwise approved to operate by a state or federal agency.
(b)CA Education Code § 32453(b) The center provides for care and services directly or under arrangements under which the public agency, nonprofit organization, or proprietary Title XIX or Title XX center maintains professional management responsibility for all of the services.
The terms “proprietary Title XIX” or “proprietary Title XX center” means any private, for-profit center that provides adult day care services for which it receives compensation from amounts granted to the states pursuant to Title XIX or XX of the federal Social Security Act as set forth in Section 1396 and following of Title 42 of the United States Code and for which not less than 25 percent of the enrolled eligible participants were served by the center in the calendar month preceding initial application or annual reapplication for program participation.
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Section § 32454
The California State Department of Education needs to create rules that make sure they align with certain federal standards. These rules will also explain who can qualify for certain educational programs or benefits under this chapter.
The State Department of Education shall promulgate any rules and regulations necessary for the administration of this chapter in a manner consistent with Section 1766 of Title 42 of the United States Code and any federal regulations adopted thereto, including, but not limited to, regulations setting forth eligibility requirements.
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