{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-22-15-24","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-22-15-24","heading":"Purchasing agents for government entities to give high calcium foods preference","body":"Sec. 24. (a) This section applies in addition to any requirements placed upon a governmental entity by the United States Department of Agriculture under the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program.\n(b) This section applies to:\n(1) a governmental entity listed in section 1 of this chapter; or\n(2) a business that contracts with a governmental entity listed in section 1 of this chapter;\nthat purchases food or beverages to be processed and served in a building or room owned or operated by the governmental entity.\n(c) High calcium foods and beverages are preferred supplies. A purchasing agent shall give a preference to foods and beverages that:\n(1) contain a higher level of calcium than products of the same type and quality; and\n(2) are equal in price to or lower in price than products of the same type and quality.\n(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), if the director of a state institution (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-318) determines that a high calcium food or beverage that is preferred under subsection (c) would interfere with the proper treatment and care of a patient of the state institution, the purchasing agent for the state institution is not required to purchase the high calcium food or beverage for that patient.","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 22. PUBLIC PURCHASING","Chapter 15. Purchasing Preferences"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-22-15-24","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"bfea5fd78ac69006db69289549d09a97e2c5833678eadfb468258f8b35842600","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-22-15-23.5","next":"us-in/ic-5-22-15-24.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}