Iowa § 283A.1 - 283A.1 Definitions.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 283A.1 — 283A.1 Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 283A.1. 283A.1 Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Nutritionally adequate meal” means a lunch or breakfast which meets the guidelines established by the department of education. 2. “School” means a public school of high school grade or under. 3. “School board” means a board of school directors regularly elected by the registered voters of a school corporation or district of the state of Iowa. 4. “School breakfast or lunch program” means a program under which breakfasts or lunches are served by any public school in the state of Iowa on a nonprofit basis to children in attendance, including any such program under which a school receives assistance out of funds appropriated by the Congress of the United States. [C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §283A.1] 90 Acts, ch 1152, §2; 94 Acts, ch 1169, §58; 94 Acts, ch 1193, §23; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §61 Referred to in §283A.10 Thu Dec 11 19:29:29 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 283A.1 (17, 0)
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