28A.235.290 – Department of agriculture community eligibility provision—Plan to increase participation—Reports.
RCW 28A.235.290 Department of agriculture community eligibility provision—Plan to increase participation—Reports. (1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall develop and implement a plan to increase the number of schools participating in the United States department of agriculture community eligibility provision for the 2018-19 school year and subsequent years. The office shall work […]
28A.235.300 – Department of agriculture community eligibility provision—Required participation—Exemption.
RCW 28A.235.300 Department of agriculture community eligibility provision—Required participation—Exemption. (1)(a) Except as provided otherwise by this section, each public school that has an identified student percentage of at least 40 percent, or an identified student percentage of less than 40 percent if authorized by federal law, as determined annually by April 1st, must participate in […]
28A.235.240 – Breakfast after the bell program—Analysis.
RCW 28A.235.240 Breakfast after the bell program—Analysis. (1) The joint legislative audit and review committee shall conduct an analysis of breakfast after the bell programs established in schools in accordance with RCW 28A.235.210. The analysis of the schools establishing breakfast after the bell programs shall include a review of any changes in student: (a) Tardiness […]
28A.235.250 – Free or reduced-price meals—Applications.
RCW 28A.235.250 Free or reduced-price meals—Applications. (1)(a) Except as provided otherwise in subsection (2) of this section, each school that participates in the national school lunch program, the school breakfast program, or both, shall annually distribute and collect an application for all households of children in kindergarten through grade twelve to determine student eligibility for […]
28A.235.260 – Free or reduced-price meals—Student assistance.
RCW 28A.235.260 Free or reduced-price meals—Student assistance. If a student has not paid for five or more previous meals, the school shall: (1) Determine whether the student is categorically eligible for free meals; (2) If no application has been submitted for the student to determine his or her eligibility for free or reduced-price meals, make […]
28A.235.270 – Free or reduced-price meals—School prohibitions.
RCW 28A.235.270 Free or reduced-price meals—School prohibitions. (1) No school or school district personnel or school volunteer may: (a) Take any action that would publicly identify a student who cannot pay for a school meal or for meals previously served to the student, including but not limited to requiring the student to wear a wristband, […]
28A.235.280 – Free school meals—Systems to identify students.
RCW 28A.235.280 Free school meals—Systems to identify students. (1) Local liaisons for homeless children and youths designated by districts in accordance with the federal McKinney-Vento homeless assistance act 42 U.S.C. Sec. 11431 et seq. must improve systems to identify homeless students and coordinate with the applicable school nutrition program to ensure that each homeless student […]
28A.235.285 – Statewide electronic repository—School meals.
RCW 28A.235.285 Statewide electronic repository—School meals. (1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall initiate and oversee the development and implementation of a statewide electronic repository of household income information that is required for a student’s enrollment in, or eligibility for, the national school lunch program, the school breakfast program, or both programs […]
28A.235.145 – School breakfast and lunch programs—Use of state funds.
RCW 28A.235.145 School breakfast and lunch programs—Use of state funds. State funds received by school districts under this chapter for school breakfast and lunch programs shall be used to support the operating costs of the program, including labor, unless specific appropriations for nonoperating costs are provided. [ 1993 c 333 § 2.]
28A.235.150 – School breakfast and lunch programs—Grants to increase participation—Increased state support.
RCW 28A.235.150 School breakfast and lunch programs—Grants to increase participation—Increased state support. (1)(a) To the extent funds are appropriated for this specific purpose, the superintendent of public instruction may award grants to school districts to: (i) Increase awareness of and participation in school breakfast and lunch programs, including breakfast after the bell programs; (ii) Improve […]