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A.<\/span> Each school board<\/span> shall require each public elementary<\/span> and secondary school in the local school division to participate in the federal National School Lunch Program and the federal School Breakfast Program administered by the U.S. Department<\/span> of Agriculture and to make lunch and breakfast available pursuant to such programs to any student who requests such a meal, regardless of whether such student has the money to pay for the meal or owes money for meals previously provided, unless the student’s parent<\/span> has provided written permission to the school board<\/span> to withhold such a meal from the student. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of a school board<\/span> to collect payment for meals provided pursuant to subsection A, provided, however, that no such school board<\/span> shall utilize a nongovernmental third-party<\/span> debt collector to collect on such debt. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSCHOOL MEALS; AVAILABILITY TO STUDENTS (\u00a7 22.1-79.7:1)\n\nA. Each school board shall require each public elementary and secondary school\nin the local school division to participate in the federal National School Lunch\nProgram and the federal School Breakfast Program administered by the U.S.\nDepartment of Agriculture and to make lunch and breakfast available pursuant to\nsuch programs to any student who requests such a meal, regardless of whether\nsuch student has the money to pay for the meal or owes money for meals\npreviously provided, unless the student’s parent has provided written\npermission to the school board to withhold such a meal from the student.\n\nB. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of a school\nboard to collect payment for meals provided pursuant to subsection A, provided,\nhowever, that no such school board shall utilize a nongovernmental third-party\ndebt collector to collect on such debt.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 683.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}