District of Columbia legislation · 26th Council
District of Columbia PR812: Alternative Breakfast Service Model Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026
Status: Passed both chambers, October 6, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution 26-525 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA October 6, 2026 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Healthy Schools Act of 2010 to modify the requirements for District school breakfast service. RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the "Alternative Breakfast Service Model Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026." Sec. 2. (a) The Healthy Students Amendment Act of 2018, effective March 13, 2019 (D.C. Law 22-240; 66 DCR 912), was passed to, among other things, increase participation in.
From the enrolled text, October 6, 2026:
A RESOLUTION 26-525 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA October 6, 2026 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Healthy Schools Act of 2010 to modify the requirements for District school breakfast service. RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the "Alternative Breakfast Service Model Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026." Sec. 2. (a) The Healthy Students Amendment Act of 2018, effective March 13, 2019 (D.C. Law 22-240; 66 DCR 912), was passed to, among other things, increase participation in school breakfast. The law requires elementary schools where 40% or more of the students at a school qualify for free or reduced-price meals ("Title I schools") to take specific actions if participation in school breakfast is below 75%. In the first year where participation lags, the school can receive a waiver from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education to implement alternative breakfast services models to improve participation; however, if a school's participation rate does not demonstrate incremental progress, the law requires breakfast to be served in the classroom. (b) After that legislation took effect, the District of Columbia Public Schools ("DCPS") and the Washington Teachers' Union negotiated a new collective bargaining agreement ("CBA") that covers the period from October 1, …