The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
002
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SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMS
(Cite as: 16 V.S.A. § 1261a)
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§ 1261a. Definitions
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Food programs” means provision of food to persons under programs meeting standards
for assistance under the National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1751 et seq. and the Child Nutrition Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1771 et seq., each as amended.
(2) “School board” means the governing body of a school district responsible for the administration
of a public school.
(3) “Independent school board” means a governing body responsible for the administration
of a nonprofit independent school exempt from U.S. income taxes.
(4) “Approved independent school” means an independent school physically located in Vermont
and approved by the State Board of Education under section 166 of this title.
(5) “Universal meals supplement” means the reimbursement amount paid by the State for
the cost of a paid breakfast or lunch under the federal school breakfast and federal
school lunch programs.
(A) For breakfast, the universal meals supplement is a sum equal to the federal reimbursement
rate for a free school breakfast less the federal reimbursement rate for a paid school
breakfast, using rates identified annually by the Agency of Education from payment
levels established annually by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
(B) For lunch, the universal meals supplement is a sum equal to the federal reimbursement
rate for a free school lunch less the federal reimbursement rate for a paid school
lunch, using rates identified annually by the Agency of Education from payment levels
established annually by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (Added 1969, No. 21, § 1; amended 1991, No. 24, § 11; 2011, No. 58, § 22, eff. May 31, 2011; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 75; 2021, No. 20, § 60; 2023, No. 64, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.)