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Subchapter I - Definitions; Establishment of Healthy Schools Fund
§ 38–821.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) "Alternative...
§ 38–821.02. Establishment of the Healthy Schools Fund - (a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Healthy...
Subchapter II - School Nutrition
§ 38–822.01. General goals and standards - (a)(1) Public schools, public charter schools, and participating private schools...
§ 38–822.02. Nutritional standards for school meals - (a) All breakfast, lunch, after-school snacks and suppers, and summer...
§ 38–822.03. Additional requirements for public school meals - (a)(1) Public schools, public charter schools, and participating private schools...
§ 38–822.03a. Self-operated school food service pilot program - (a) During the 2020-2021 and the 2021-2022 school years, the...
§ 38–822.04. Central kitchen. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 27, 2010, D.C. Law 18-209, § 204, 57...
§ 38–822.04a. Central kitchen report - (a) Within 90 days of October 1, 2019, the Office...
§ 38–822.05. Public disclosure - (a) Food service providers shall provide the following information to...
§ 38–822.06. Healthy vending, fundraising, and prizes in public schools - (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section,...
§ 38–822.07. Triennial review - The Healthy Youth and Schools Commission shall review school nutrition...
§ 38–822.08. DC Free Summer Meals Program report - The Office of the State Superintendent of Education and the...
Subchapter III - Farm-to-School Program
§ 38–823.01. Local food sourcing, reimbursement, and education - Public schools and public charter schools shall serve locally grown,...
§ 38–823.01a. Comprehensive food services plan - (a) Before February 15, 2013, the City Administrator shall transmit...
§ 38–823.01b. Good Food Purchasing Program - (a) Before December 31, 2019, the District of Columbia Public...
§ 38–823.02. Programs - (a) The Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall,...
§ 38–823.03. Mandatory reporting - Beginning September 30, 2020, and biennially thereafter, the Office of...
Subchapter IV - Physical and Health Education
§ 38–824.01. Physical activity goals - (a) It shall be the goal of the District of...
§ 38–824.02. Physical and health education requirements - (a) Public schools and public charter schools shall schedule physical...
§ 38–824.02a. Interscholastic athletics plan. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 27, 2010, D.C. Law 18-209, § 402a; as...
§ 38–824.03. Additional requirements - (a) A student with disabilities shall have suitably adapted physical...
§ 38–824.04. Access to public facilities - The Department of Parks and Recreation shall provide equal access...
§ 38–824.05. Mandatory reporting - Beginning in 2020, and biennially thereafter, the Office of the...
Subchapter V - Environment
§ 38–825.01. Environmental programs office - (a)(1) An environmental programs office is established in the Department...
§ 38–825.01a. Prevention of lead in drinking water in schools - (a)(1) The Department of General Services ("DGS") shall: (A) Locate...
§ 38–825.02. Environmental Literacy Program - (a) An Environmental Literacy Program is established within the Office...
§ 38–825.03. School Gardens Program - (a) A School Gardens Program is established within the Office...
Subchapter VI - Health and Wellness
§ 38–826.01. Local wellness policies - (a) As required by federal law, each local educational agency...
§ 38–826.02. School health profiles - (a) On or before February 15 of each year, each...
§ 38–826.03. School health centers - (a) The Department of Health, in conjunction with the Department...
§ 38–826.04. School nurses - The square footage of a nurse’s suite shall not be...
§ 38–826.05. Tobacco-free school campuses - (a) Tobacco and tobacco products are prohibited in public school...
§ 38–826.06. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Each public school and public charter school covered by the...
Subchapter VII - Healthy Youth and Schools Commission
§ 38–827.01. Establishment of the Healthy Youth and Schools Commission - (a) There is established the Healthy Youth and Schools Commission...
§ 38–827.02. Composition and organization of the Commission - (a) The Commission shall be composed of 13 members who...
§ 38–827.03. Rules of procedure - (a) The Chairperson of the Commission, or his or her...
§ 38–827.04. Administration - Subject to appropriations, the Office of the State Superintendent of...
Subchapter VIII - Rules and Applicability
§ 38–828.01. Rules - The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of...
§ 38–828.02. Applicability - (a) Subchapter II of this chapter shall apply as of...