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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-147.1: Food donations

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  2. Title 70

A. As used in this section only:

1. "Donate" means to give without requiring anything of

monetary value from the recipient; and

2. "Nonprofit organization" means an incorporated or

unincorporated organization that has been established and is

operating for religious, charitable or educational purposes and that

does not distribute any of its income to its members, directors or

officers.

B. A school district may allow a school site to elect to donate

food to a nonprofit organization through an official oncampus

nonprofit representative or designee who is directly affiliated with

the school site such as a teacher, counselor or Parent-Teacher

Association (PTA) member, and the donated food may be received,

stored and redistributed at the school site at any time. Food

donated by the school site may include surplus food from breakfast,

lunch, snack and dinner meals served at the campus cafeteria subject

to any applicable local, state and federal requirements. Examples

of eligible leftover food include packaged/unpackaged unserved food;

served/unserved food with packaging in good condition; whole, uncut

produce; wrapped raw produce; and/or fruit which will be peeled such

as bananas or oranges.

C. Food donated under this section to a nonprofit organization

may be redistributed on the school site. School employees may

assist in preparing and distributing the food as volunteers for the

nonprofit organization.

D. A school district that makes or a nonprofit organization

that receives a good-faith donation of food which is at the time of

donation fit for human consumption shall not be liable for damages

in any civil suit or subject to criminal prosecution for any injury

resulting from the nature, age, condition or packaging of the

donated food, unless the injury or death is a direct result of gross

negligence, recklessness or intentional misconduct of the school

district or nonprofit organization.

E. The State Board of Education may promulgate rules to

implement the provisions of this section.

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