For purposes of sections 79-10,140 to 79-10,142 :

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 79-10,140

  • School: means a school under the jurisdiction of a school board authorized by Chapter 79. See Nebraska Statutes 79-101
  • School year: means (a) for elementary grades other than kindergarten, the time equivalent to at least one thousand thirty-two instructional hours and (b) for high school grades, the time equivalent to at least one thousand eighty instructional hours. See Nebraska Statutes 79-101
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801

(1) Department means the State Department of Education; and

(2) Sponsor means a public or private nonprofit school food authority, local, municipal, or county government, public or private nonprofit higher education institution participating in the National Youth Sports Program, or residential public or private nonprofit summer camp that provides food service similar to food service made available to children during the school year under the school lunch program or the school breakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. § 1771 et seq.