RCW 28A.235.180 Farm-to-school initiatives. (1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the office of the superintendent of public instruction may coordinate with the department of agriculture to promote and facilitate new and existing regional markets programs, including farm-to-school initiatives established in accordance with RCW 15.64.060, and small farm direct marketing […]
RCW 28A.235.200 Breakfast after the bell program—Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 28A.235.210 and 28A.235.220 unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Breakfast after the bell” means a breakfast that is offered to students after the beginning of the school day. Examples of breakfast after the bell models include, but are not […]
RCW 28A.235.210 Breakfast after the bell program. (Expires June 30, 2028.) (1)(a) In accordance with RCW 28A.235.230 and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, beginning in the 2019-20 school year, each high-needs school shall offer breakfast after the bell to each student and provide adequate time for students to consume the offered […]
RCW 28A.235.220 Breakfast after the bell program—Guidelines and training. (Expires June 30, 2028.) (1) Before January 2, 2019, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall develop and distribute procedures and guidelines for the implementation of RCW 28A.235.210 that comply with federal regulations governing the school breakfast program. The guidelines and procedures must include […]
RCW 28A.235.230 Breakfast after the bell program—Funding for implementation. (Expires June 30, 2028.) The office of the superintendent of public instruction, school districts, and affected schools shall implement sections 2 through 4, chapter 8, Laws of 2018 only in years in which funding is specifically provided for the purposes of chapter 8, Laws of 2018, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
