Public Law

•  Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
•  Child Nutrition Act of 1966
•  PL 108-265 (Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004)
•  PL 111-296 (Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010)
•  PL 111-296 Summary
•  United States Department of Agriculture School Meals (USDA) Policy Memos

Federal Regulations

•  7 CFR 15 – Non-Discrimination
•  7 CFR 210 – National School Lunch Program
•  7 CFR 215 – Special Milk
•  7 CFR 220 – School Breakfast Program
•  7 CFR 245 – Free & Reduced Price Eligibility
•  7 CFR 250 – Food Distribution Program

Procurement and Audit Regulations

•  2 CFR 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
•  2 CFR 400 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
•  2 CFR 415 – General Program Administrative Regulations
•  2 CFR 416 – General Program Administrative Regulations for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments
•  2 CFR 417 – Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension
•  2 CFR 418 – New Restriction on Lobbying
•  2 CFR 421 – Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace

USDA Instructions

•  Civil Rights Compliance and Enforcement – Nutrition Programs and Activities, 113-1, 11/8/2005
•  Handling Lost, Stolen and Misused Meal Tickets – 765-7, Rev. 2, 8/4/1988
•  Eligibility of Schools and Institutions to Participate in School Nutrition Programs – 776-7, Rev. 1, 6/6/1988
•  Pricing of Adult Meals in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs – 782-5, Rev. 1, 6/6/1988
•  Fees for Lunchroom Services – 782-6, Rev. 1, 11/4/2010
•  Guidelines for Policy Statement when Serving Meals or Milk Without Separate Charge – 782-13, 6/6/1988
•  Meal Substitutions for Medical or Other Special Dietary Reasons – 783-2, Rev. 2, 10/14/1994
•  Family Style Meal Service in the Summer Food Service Program – 783-3, Rev. 1, 8/28/1986
•  Family Style Meal Service in the Child and Adult Care Food Program – 783-9, Rev. 2, 5/3/1993
•  Variations in Meal Requirements for Religious Reasons; Jewish Schools, Institutions, and Sponsors - 783-13, Rev. 3, 3/27/2013
•  Reimbursement for Recycled Milk and Other Meal Components – 786-6, 8/21/1990
•  Reimbursement for Meals and Milk Served on Weekends – 786-7, Rev. 2, 11/4/2010
•  Reimbursement for Off-Site Meal Consumption – 786-8, Rev. 1, 6/6/1988
•  Reimbursement for Meals and Milk Served to Continuous School Calendar Students – 786-9, Rev. 2, 10/26/2010
•  Matching Funds – 787-3, 11/15/1971
•  Partial Implementation of the School Meal Programs in an Individual School – 788-2, Rev. 1, 6/6/1988
•  Prohibition Against Denying Meals and Milk to Children as a Disciplinary Action – 791-1, Rev. 1, 7/12/1988
•  Agreements with Entities which Operate Interstate Schools and Facilities – 794-5, Rev. 1, 6/6/1988
•  Use of School Feeding Facilities for the Elderly and Other Community Feeding Programs – 795-1, 6/20/1973

Arkansas Acts and Rules related to Child Nutrition

• Act 657 of 2023 - An Act to Amend the Distribution from the General Revenue Fund Account; to Transfer Revenues to the Restricted Reserve Fund to be used to Address Food Insecurity and Health Needs 
• Act 656 of 2023, codified at Ark. Codd Ann § 6-18-722 - An Act Concerning Federally Funded Child Nutrition Programs; to Create a Means by which Students Who Qualify for Reduced-Price Meals at School Receive Free Meals at School
• Act 428 of 2019, The Hunger-Free Student's Bill of Rights Act
• Act 506 of 2019 – An Act to Establish a Farm to School and Early Childhood Education Program; to Create the Position of a Farm to School and Early childhood Education Program Coordinator within the Arkansas Agriculture Department
• Act 796 of 2019 – An Act to Amend the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Act  
• Act 1040 of 2019 – An Act concerning Background Checks of Applicants of educational Entities; to Require the Department of Education to Inform an Educational entity to which an Individual is Applying Whether the Individual is Eligible for Employment Based on the Results of the Individual’s Criminal Records Background Checks and Child Maltreatment Central Registry Check
• Act 575 of 2017 – An Act to Provide Certain Employers with the Option to Pay a Surcharge for Embedded Employees in Lieu of Membership in the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (new, see attached)
• Act 1220 of 2003
• Act 719 of 2007 – An Act to change the Membership of the Child Health Advisory Committee, to Amend the Powers and Duties of the Child Health Advisory Committee 
• Act 2285 of 2005, codified at Ark. Code Ann. § 6-20-709 - An Act to Provide Statewide Standards for School Lunch Program
  
•  Act 1220 of 2003 - An Act to Create a Child Health Advisory Committee; to Coordinate Statewide Efforts to Combat Childhood Obesity and Related Illnesses; to Improve the Health of the Next Generation of Arkansans
  
•  Arkansas DESE Rules Governing Nutrition and Physical Activity Standards and Body   Mass Index for Age Assessment Protocols in Arkansas Public Schools, November 2022 (PDF