N.J. Admin. Code § 2:36-1.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 2:36-1.6 - Participation requirements

(a) Any school in which five percent or more of the school enrollment is found to be eligible for free or reduced-price meals shall participate in the National School Lunch Program or, at the minimum, offer lunch to all students enrolled in that school, with free or reduced price lunches offered to all qualifying children. Such lunches shall meet minimum nutritional standards established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (7 CFR § 210.10). Any school may participate in the National School Lunch Program without participating in any other Federal programs.

(b) Any school in which 10 percent or more of the school enrollment is found to be Federally eligible for free or reduced-price meals as of October 1 of the preceding school year, shall offer the School Breakfast Program to all students enrolled in that school, with free and reduced price breakfasts offered to all qualifying children. Such breakfasts shall meet minimum nutritional standards established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 7 CFR 220.8. Any school may participate in the School Breakfast Program without participating in any other Federal programs.

1. Any school meeting the 10 percent threshold that requires the implementation of the School Breakfast Program must comply with the following requirements:

i. Each school food authority shall submit a school breakfast implementation plan to the Division by November 1 of the year prior to implementing the program in said school(s). Each implementation plan shall be reviewed and evaluated by the Division no later than February 1 of the following year.

ii. Any schools that have a participation rate of less than 25 percent of eligible students in a school breakfast program during any year of the program shall submit a revision of their school breakfast plan to include changes designed to increase student breakfast participation.

(c) The school food authority shall maintain a non-profit school food service. All revenues are to be used only for the operation or improvement of the school food service.

(d) The school food authority shall limit its net cash resources to an amount that does not exceed three months' average expenditures for its non-profit school food service.

N.J. Admin. Code § 2:36-1.6

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 1675(a), effective 6/19/2017

Amended by 56 N.J.R. 1969(a), effective 10/7/2024