§18-5D-1. Short Title

This act shall be known and may be cited as the West Virginia Feed to Achieve Act.

§18-5D-2. Legislative Findings; Intent

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) Every child in school needs to have nutritious meals in order to achieve his or her potential. Providing the best schools and teachers alone does not ensure a child is mentally present and able to learn. A growing body of research establishes that a hungry child is […]

§18-5D-3. School Nutrition Programs

(a) Each county board of education shall establish and operate school nutrition programs under which, at a minimum, a nutritious breakfast and lunch are made effectively available to all students enrolled in the schools of the county in accordance with the State Board of Education standards. The standards shall include guidelines for determining the eligibility […]

§18-5D-4. Creating Public-Private Partnerships; Creating Nonprofit Foundation or Fund; Audit

(a) The Department of Education and each county board of education shall promptly establish a fund that is restricted solely for the receipt and expenditure of gifts, grants and bequests for the purposes of this article and may establish in lieu thereof a nonprofit foundation for this purpose. The purpose of the fund or nonprofit […]

§18-5D-5. Shared Table Initiative

(a) The Legislature finds and determines that: (1) In West Virginia, one in four children suffer from food insecurity; however, every day each school has a large percentage of food that is left uneaten and thrown away, and in many cases this food can be reused;

§18-5D-6. West Virginia Emergency School Food Act

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) The Feed to Achieve initiative has successfully improved the availability and awareness for the need to provide nutritious food to state students and the Shared Table Initiative has facilitated a spirit of innovation and consciousness in our counties to find alternative ways to feed children in need;