California Education Code

§ 51796

EDC § 51796 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 4 · Title 2 · Part 28 · Ch. 5 · Art. 8.5

Statute text

(a)The Instructional School Gardens Program is hereby established for the promotion, creation, and support of instructional school gardens through the allocation of grants, and through technical assistance provided, to school districts, charter schools, or county offices of education. The program shall be administered by the department.

(b)The Superintendent may convene an interagency working group on instructional school gardens that may include, but not be limited to, representatives of the department, the Department of Food and Agriculture, the State Department of Public Health, and the California Integrated Waste Management Board. The working group may advise the Superintendent on the following:

(1)Effective and efficient means of encouraging school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education to develop and maintain a quality instructional school garden program.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 666, Sec. 47. (AB 486) Effective January 1, 2022.