Vermont Statutes Title 16 Sec. 1261a
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 16 Sec. 1261a
- Agency of Education: means the Secretary and staff necessary to carry out the functions of the Agency. See
- Independent school: means a school other than a public school, which provides a program of elementary or secondary education, or both. See
- Public school: means an elementary school or secondary school operated by a school district. See
- School district: means town school districts, union school districts, interstate school districts, city school districts, unified union districts, and incorporated school districts, each of which is governed by a publicly elected board. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- State Board: means the State Board of Education established by chapter 3 of this title. See
- 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. See
§ 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.)