D.C. Code § 38-822.02

Current through codified legislation effective September 18, 2024

Section 38-822.02 - Nutritional standards for school meals

(a) All breakfast, lunch, after-school snacks and suppers, and summer meals served to students in public schools, public charter schools, and participating private schools or by organizations participating in the Afterschool Meal Program or the Summer Food Service Program shall meet or exceed the federal nutritional standards set forth in:

(1) The Child Nutrition Act of 1996, approved October 11, 1996 (80 Stat. 885; 42 U.S.C. § 1771 et seq.);

(2) The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, approved June 4, 1946 (60 Stat. 230; 42 U.S.C. § 1751 et seq.);

(3) 7 C.F.R. Parts 210, 215, 220, 225, and 226; and

(4) Other applicable federal law.

(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, breakfast, lunch, after-school snacks and suppers, and summer meals served to students in public schools, public charter schools, and participating private schools or by organizations participating in the Afterschool Meal Program or the Summer Food Service Program shall meet or exceed the following nutritional requirements:

(1) All milk shall be unflavored; and

(2)

(A) All grain products shall be whole grain-rich.

(B) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "whole grain-rich" means that the product contains at least 50% whole grains and the remaining grains in the product must be enriched.

(c) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education may adopt standards that exceed the requirements of this section.

D.C. Code § 38-822.02

July 27, 2010, D.C. Law 18-209, § 202, 57 DCR 4779; Oct. 20, 2011, D.C. Law 19-37, § 2(d), 58 DCR 6841; Sept. 20, 2012, D.C. Law 19-168, § 4062(b), 59 DCR 8025; Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-240, § 2(d), 66 DCR 912; Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 7160, 66 DCR 8621.

Section 4063 of D.C. Law 19-168 provided that § ,4062 of the act shall apply as of June 20, 2012.

Applicability

Applicability of D.C. Law 22-240: § 7160 of D.C. Law 23-16 repealed § 3 of D.C. Law 22-240. Therefore the amendment of this section by D.C. Law 22-240 has been implemented.

Applicability of D.C. Law 22-240: § 3 of D.C. Law 22-240 provided that the change made to this section by § 2(d) of D.C. Law 22-240 is subject to the inclusion of the law's fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.