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HomeEducation CodeDiv. 3Pt. 23Ch. 3Art. 2§ 38091 School Cafeteria Fund Use

§ 38091 School Cafeteria Fund Use

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§ 38091 School Cafeteria Fund Use

Key Takeaways

  • •School cafeteria money can only be used for cafeteria stuff, like buying kitchen equipment, vending machines, or computers for the cafeteria.
  • •The school board decides what to buy, but it has to be for the cafeteria or food service.
  • •They can also spend money on vehicles that are only used to help the cafeteria, like delivering food.

Example

A school wants to buy a new oven for the cafeteria kitchen.

The school can use the cafeteria fund to buy the oven because it’s for cooking food in the cafeteria. But they can’t use that money to buy a new oven for the science class.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 38091 School Cafeteria Fund Use

(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. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 706, Sec. 6. (AB 626) Effective January 1, 2014.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

cafeteria fundgoverning boardschool districtcafeteria equipmentvending machinescomputer equipmentkitchencentral food processing plantvehicles

Related Statutes

  • § 38090 School Cafeteria Fund Deposits
  • § 38095 Cafeteria Fund Account Deposits
  • § 17262 School Building Plan Requests
  • § 17267 School Building Plan Filing
  • § 17268 School Building Construction Requirements

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 38091.
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