Section 49433.7.

The State Department of Education shall establish a three-year pilot program in which a total of not less than 10 high schools, middle schools, or any combination thereof, that apply are selected to participate. Although the selection process shall be essentially random, the selection process shall be weighted so that the pilot program contains participants that, as a group, are representative of the geographic diversity of the state. The pilot program shall commence in the fall of the 2002–03 school year. Participating districts will be eligible to receive a grant pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 49433. Districts will be eligible for an increased reimbursement rate for free and reduced price meals served at participating high schools as set forth in Section 49430.5.

(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 361, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)