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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>354400</law_id><section_number>22.1-207.3:1</section_number><catch_line>Distribution of excess food</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> As used in this section, &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">excess food</span>&#x201D; means any remaining unexpired, unopened, and unconsumed food intended to be served as part of a reimbursable meal that was unable to be utilized for a current or future meal provision after a school has served breakfast and lunch to students during a school day. <a id="paragraph-1319218" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-207.3_1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Each <span class="dictionary">school board</span> may distribute <span class="dictionary">excess food</span> to enrolled students eligible for the School Breakfast Program or National School Lunch Program administered by the U.S. <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Agriculture who the <span class="dictionary">school board</span> determines are eligible to receive <span class="dictionary">excess food</span>. <a id="paragraph-1319219" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-207.3_1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The method by which a <span class="dictionary">school board</span> distributes <span class="dictionary">excess food</span> shall be established by the <span class="dictionary">school board</span> in accordance with the U.S. <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requirements and guidelines for the distribution of <span class="dictionary">excess food</span>. <a id="paragraph-1319220" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-207.3_1/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> A <span class="dictionary">school board</span> may develop a policy describing the process for distributing <span class="dictionary">excess food</span> under this section, saving <span class="dictionary">excess food</span> for later consumption, or donating <span class="dictionary">excess food</span>. <a id="paragraph-1319221" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-207.3_1/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2020, c. 574.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
