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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>354398</law_id><section_number>22.1-207.2:2</section_number><catch_line>School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program; applications</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="60" identifier="22.1">Education</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="14" identifier="13">Programs, Courses of Instruction and Textbooks</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Programs and Courses of Instruction Generally</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Each local <span class="dictionary">school board</span> that collects information to determine eligibility for participation in the School Breakfast Program or the National School Lunch Program administered by the U.S. <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Agriculture shall establish and post prominently on its website a web-based application for student participation in such program and shall continue to provide a paper-based application. <a id="paragraph-1319213" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-207.2_2/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Each public <span class="dictionary">elementary</span> or secondary school shall process each web-based or paper-based application for participation in the School Breakfast Program or the National School Lunch Program administered by the U.S. <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Agriculture within six working days after the date of receipt of the completed application. <a id="paragraph-1319214" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-207.2_2/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2019, c. 228; 2022, c. 424.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
