Source: https://code.dccouncil.us/dc/council/code/titles/38/chapters/2B/
Timestamp: 2019-10-15 11:36:58
Document Index: 128793600

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 38', '§ 38', '§ 38', '§ 4073', '§ 7030', '§ 4032', '§ 4062', '§ 4062', '§ 4062', '§ 7016', '§ 38', '§ 4074', '§ 7030', '§ 4074', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 7016', '§ 2', '§ 4075', '§ 4077', '§ 7030']

D.C. Law Library - Chapter 2B. Additional Funding for Child and Adult Food Program.
§ 38–283. OSSE requirements.
§ 38–284. Use of Department of Parks and Recreation facilities.
§ 38–285. Applicability.
(a) If 50% or more children in a licensed child development facility are eligible for at least 6 continuous months for subsidized child care, the facility shall participate in the CACF Program unless the facility is exempt pursuant to subsection (a-1) of this section or OSSE grants the facility a hardship exemption pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(a-1) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to a child development facility that is on the U.S. Department of Agriculture ("USDA") CACF Program National Disqualification List for the period of time that the child development facility is on the USDA CACF Program National Disqualification List.
(b) To be eligible for a hardship exemption, a child development facility must provide OSSE with a written statement describing why participation in the CACF Program constitutes a hardship, and provide OSSE documentation demonstrating that the child development facility is in compliance with the current CACF Program Meal Patterns. OSSE will determine whether good cause exists and provide notice to the child development facility that it is excused from participating in the CACF Program for one year from the date of the notice. To the extent possible, OSSE shall work with excused child development facilities to address barriers to participating in the CACF Program.
(Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-155, § 4073a; as added Oct. 22, 2015, D.C. Law 21-36, § 7030(a), 62 DCR 10905; Oct. 8, 2016, D.C. Law 21-160, § 4032(b), 63 DCR 10775; Dec. 13, 2017, D.C. Law 22-33, § 4062, 64 DCR 7652.)
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4062 of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-167, Oct. 24, 2017, 64 DCR 10802).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4062 of Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2017 (D.C. Act 22-104, July 20, 2017, 64 DCR 7032).
For temporary (90 days) addition of this section, see § 7016(f)(1) of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-127, July 27, 2015, 62 DCR 10201).
(a) The OSSE shall:
(1) Provide training to support the efforts of a child development facility to meet the requirements of this chapter;
(2) Monitor the progress of a child development facility in complying with this chapter during the facility’s licensing process and record collected data in each facility’s compliance history;
(3) Provide to the Mayor, the Council, and the Healthy Schools and Youth Commission an annual evaluation of the effect of the implementation of this chapter on the health, well-being, and school-readiness of participating District children; and
(4) Provide to the Mayor, the Council, and the Healthy Schools and Youth Commission, no later than June 30 of each year, a report listing the names and locations of licensed child development facilities with 50% or more eligible children enrolled, whether or not the facility participates in the CACF Program, and whether and why the facility was excused from participation.
(b) Within 60 days of February 26, 2015, the OSSE shall add participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program to the searchable criteria on the website for the OSSE Child Care Connections, which is the District’s child care resource and referral center.
(c) No later than December 30 of each year, the OSSE shall submit, in conjunction with the Department of Health, a report to the Council and the Mayor on the efforts to promote WIC in child development facilities, including data on:
(1) Identifying opportunities to better promote WIC at child development facilities;
(2) The feasibility of the development of a breastfeeding-friendly rating for child development facilities; and
(3) Whether data matching or other means tested programs can be used to identify families receiving child-care subsidies and connect them to WIC if they are eligible for WIC benefits and are not receiving them.
(d) Within 120 days of February 26, 2015, pursuant to the authority granted by § 38-2602(b)(11), the OSSE shall issue rules to implement this chapter, which, at a minimum, shall:
(1) Establish nutritional standards for meals and snacks served at child development facilities;
(2) Establish physical activity standards for child development facilities;
(3) Improve the environmental sustainability of child development facilities;
(4) Increase the use of locally grown and unprocessed foods from growers engaged in sustainable agriculture practices;
(5) Enhance nutrition and healthy eating education programming for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers at child development facilities, including farm-to-preschool programs; and
(6) Ensure that child development facilities provide sufficient training to staff on improving nutrition and increasing the level of physical activity of participating infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
(Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-155, § 4074, 61 DCR 9990; Oct. 22, 2015, D.C. Law 21-36, § 7030(b), 62 DCR 10905.)
The 2015 amendment by D.C. Law 21-36 added (a)(4) and made related changes.
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, as enacted by D.C. Law 20-155, § 4074, see § 2(g) of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Clarification Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-461, November 6, 2014, 61 DCR 11784, 20 STAT 4368).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(g) of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-587, January 13, 2015, 62 DCR 1294, 21 STAT 758).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 7016(f)(2) of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-127, July 27, 2015, 62 DCR 10201).
For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(f)(3) of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Law 20-179, March 7, 2015, 62 DCR 424).
The Department of Parks and Recreation shall, to the extent feasible, partner with child development facilities to allow the facilities to use District recreation centers, fields, playgrounds, and other facilities on occasions that do not conflict with the Department of Parks and Recreation’s existing programming or with on-going community obligations.
(Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-155, § 4075, 61 DCR 9990.)
(Feb. 26, 2015, D.C. Law 20-155, § 4077; as added Oct. 22, 2015, D.C. Law 21-36 § 7030(c), 62 DCR 10905.)