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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) For purposes of this section:
(1) “Breakfast” means as defined in 7 C.F.R. § 220.2.
(2) “Community eligibility provision” means the special assistance certification and reimbursement alternative under 7 C.F.R. § 245.9(f).
(3) “Department” means the Department of Education.
(4) “Provision 1” means the special assistance certification and reimbursement alternative under 7 C.F.R. § 245.9(a).
(5) “Provision 2” means the special assistance certification and reimbursement alternative under 7 C.F.R. § 245.9(b).
(6) “Provision 3” means the special assistance certification and reimbursement alternative under 7 C.F.R. § 245.9(d).
(7) “School Breakfast Program” means the federal School Breakfast Program, 42 U.S.C. § 1773 et seq.
(b) A public school that participates in the School Breakfast Program shall make available a breakfast free of charge to any attending student regardless of household income.
(c)(1) The Department shall reimburse a public school providing a free school breakfast under this section.
(2) The Department may not reimburse a public school for more than 1 free breakfast per student per breakfast meal service.
(3) Reimbursements must be made for each budget year.
(4) Subject to paragraph (c)(2) of this section, reimbursements must be equal to the federal free reimbursement rate multiplied by the total number of breakfasts that the participating public school serves during the applicable budget year minus the total amount of reimbursement for breakfasts served during the applicable budget year that the participating public school receives under the School Breakfast Program.
(d) This section does not apply to a school participating in any of the following:
(1) Community eligibility provision.
(2) Provision 1.
(3) Provision 2.
(4) Provision 3.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 14. Education § 4137C. Free school breakfasts - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-14-education/de-code-sect-14-4137c/
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