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Not later than
The report of the Secretary shall describe best practices from States with the best performance or the most improved performance from the previous year.
§ 1758a.
State performance on enrolling children receiving program benefits for free school meals
(a)
In general
(b)
Specific measures
The assessment of the Secretary of the performance of each State shall include—
(1)
an estimate of the number of school-aged children, by State, who were members of a household receiving program benefits at any time in July, August, or September of the prior year;
(2)
an estimate of the number of school-aged children, by State, who were directly certified as eligible for free lunches under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), based on receipt of program benefits, as of October 1 of the prior year; and
(3)
an estimate of the number of school-aged children, by State, who were members of a household receiving program benefits at any time in July, August, or September of the prior year who were not candidates for direct certification because on October 1 of the prior year the children attended a school operating under the special assistance provisions of section 11(a)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)) that is not operating in a base year.
(c)
Performance innovations
(Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, § 4301, May 22, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1125; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IV, § 4301, June 18, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1664, 1886.)
cite as: 42 USC 1758a
