District Of Columbia § 38-822.01 - Goals.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 38-822.01 — Goals., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38-822.01. Goals.
38-822.01Public schools, public charter schools, and participating private schools shall serve healthy and nutritious meals to students. Schools are strongly encouraged to consider serving vegetarian food options each week.
Public schools, public charter schools, and participating private schools are strongly encouraged to participate in the United States Department of Agriculture’s HealthierUS School Challenge program and achieve Gold Award Level certification.
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“(d) The meals provided to students in accordance with this section may be submitted for federal reimbursement through the Summer Food Service Program.”
“(c) In creating a plan for providing meals on days when school is cancelled due to inclement weather, the OSSE shall strive to comply with the nutritional requirements of section 202 of the Healthy Schools Act of 2010, effective July 27, 2010 (; D.C. Official Code ), where feasible.
“(b) The plan required by subsection (a) of this section shall be implemented on October 1, 2015.
“(3) A plan to distribute as many meals and snacks as feasible and as allowed through the federal Summer Food Service Program, authorized by section 13 of the National School Lunch Act, approved May 8, 1968 (82 Stat. 117; 42 U.S.C. § 1761) (‘Summer Food Service Program’), to an eligible student on a day when school is cancelled due to inclement weather.
“(C) The school has the physical capacity to store sufficient amounts of nonperishable food to distribute to students;
“(B) At least 50% of the enrolled students have family incomes that are less than 185% of the federal poverty level; and
“(A) At least 50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals;
“(2) A list of schools to receive meals based on meeting the following criteria:
“(1) A determination as to whether distributing meals to eligible students would be more feasible the day before school is likely be canceled due to inclement weather or on a day that school is actually cancelled due to inclement weather;
“(a) On or before July 1, 2015, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (‘OSSE’), shall submit a plan to the Mayor and the Council for providing free meals to District of Columbia Public Schools (‘DCPS’) students in high-poverty areas who qualify for free or reduced-price meals on school days when DCPS schools are closed due to inclement weather. The plan shall include, at a minimum:
Section 2 of , contingent upon funding pursuant to § 3 of the act, provided:
“(d) The meals provided to students in accordance with this section may be submitted for federal reimbursement through the Summer Food Service Program.”
“(c) In creating a plan for providing meals on days when school is cancelled due to inclement weather, the OSSE shall strive to comply with the nutritional requirements of section 202 of the Healthy Schools Act of 2010, effective July 27, 2010 (; D.C. Official Code Section 38-822.02), where feasible.
“(b) [Applicable as provided in of , § 3] The plan required by subsection (a) of this section shall be implemented on October 1, 2015.
“(3) A plan to distribute as many meals and snacks as feasible and as allowed through the federal Summer Food Service Program, authorized by section 13 of the National School Lunch Act, approved May 8, 1968 (82 Stat. 117; 42 U.S.C. Section 1761) (‘Summer Food Service Program’), to an eligible student on a day when school is cancelled due to inclement weather.
“(C) The school has the physical capacity to store sufficient amounts of nonperishable food to distribute to students; and
“(B) At least 50% of the enrolled students have family incomes that are less than 185% of the federal poverty level; and
“(A) At least 50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals;
“(2) A list of schools to receive meals based on meeting the following criteria
“(1) A determination as to whether distributing meals to eligible students would be more feasible the day before school is likely be canceled due to inclement weather or on a day that school is actually cancelled due to inclement weather;
Section 2 of provided: “(a) On or before July 1, 2015, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (‘OSSE’), shall submit a plan to the Mayor and the Council for providing free meals to District of Columbia Public Schools (‘DCPS’) students in high-poverty areas who qualify for free or reduced-price meals on school days when DCPS schools are closed due to inclement weather. The plan shall include, at a minimum:
Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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