Cal. Education Code - EDC § 38090. Section 38090.
Money received for the sale of food or for any services performed by the cafeterias may be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the “cafeteria fund” of the particular school district.
ARTICLE 2. Cafeterias, Funds and Accounts [38090. - 38095.]
Cal. Education Code - EDC 2.
in effectCal. Education Code - EDC § 38091. Section 38091.
(a)
The cafeteria fund shall be used only for those expenditures authorized by the governing board of a school district as necessary for the operation of school cafeterias, including, but not limited to, expenditures for the lease or purchase of additional cafeteria equipment for the kitchen or central food processing plant, vending machines and their installation and housing, and computer equipment and
related software.
(b)
The governing board of any school district, or of two or more school districts governed by governing boards of identical personnel, may also make expenditures from the cafeteria fund for the purchase and installation of additional preparation, cooking, or service equipment for a kitchen or central food processing plant, including necessary alterations incidental to the installation of the equipment, and for the lease or purchase of vehicles used solely in connection with the kitchen or central food processing plant.
Cal. Education Code - EDC § 38093. Section 38093.
The governing board of any school district may establish an account for each cafeteria established in a school of the district, or for all cafeterias established in the schools of the district, in one or more banks. The account shall be known as “The Cafeteria Account of (insert name of district) District.” If the account is established for one of several cafeterias, it shall be known as “The Cafeteria Account of the (insert name of school) School of (insert name of district) District.” All receipts of the cafeteria, or cafeterias, as the case may be, derived
from the sale of food shall be deposited in the account and shall be expended only for the maintenance of the cafeteria, or cafeterias, exclusive of items made a charge against the funds of the school district by this chapter, and items made a charge against the funds of the school district by resolution of the governing board under authority of this chapter.
Cal. Education Code - EDC § 38094. Section 38094.
The governing board of the district shall designate an employee or employees of the district to have custody of the account or accounts, who shall be responsible for the payment into the account or accounts of all moneys required to be paid into the account or accounts, and for all expenditures therefrom, subject to any regulations that the governing board prescribes.
Cal. Education Code - EDC § 38095. Section 38095.
Upon the order of the governing board of any district having a cafeteria fund in the county treasury and establishing an account, or accounts, the county treasurer shall deposit the money in the fund to the account, or accounts, and shall notify the county auditor and county or city and county superintendent of schools of his action. If the money is to be deposited in more than one account, the governing board of the district shall designate the amount to be placed in each account.
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