1. (a) There is established as a special fund the District of Columbia Public Schools Food Services Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
2. (b) All revenue derived from the operation of food services, as defined in section 1, of the District of Columbia Public Schools shall be deposited in the Fund.
3. (c) Money in the Fund shall be used for the operation or improvement of food services in the District of Columbia Public Schools.

4. (d)

   1. (1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
   2. (2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.

History

Oct. 8, 1951, 65 Stat. 369, ch. 448, title I, § 5

Oct. 25, 1968, 82 Stat. 1363, Pub. L. 90-640, § 2

June 14, 1980, D.C. Law 3-70, § 7(k)(2), 27 DCR 1776

Sept. 14, 2011, D.C. Law 19-21, § 9056, 58 DCR 6226

Aug. 13, 2026, D.C. Act 26-416, § 4022

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 19-21 substituted “the fiscal year shall revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia” for “the year shall be reserved as a restricted fund balance and used to provide authorization to expend for subsequent years subject to the direction of the Board of Education”.

Prior Codifications

1973 Ed., § 31-1404.

1981 Ed., § 31-804.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 38-806.

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4022 of Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2026 (D.C. Act 26-416, Aug. 13, 2026, 73 DCR 11509).