49555. (a) A school district, county office of education, or charter school that does not participate in the federal National School Lunch Program and or the federal School Breakfast Program shall report to the department by October 1 of each year the alternative meal program each of its schoolsites will follow to ensure that each needy pupil is provided with a free or reduced-price meal pursuant to Section 47613.5 or 49550, as applicable.
(b) By the beginning of the 2020–21 school year, the
department shall provide a form for a school district, county office of education, or charter school to submit its alternative meal program report pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) A school district, county office of education, or charter school shall include the following information for each of its schoolsites in a report submitted pursuant to subdivision (a):
(1) School district or county office of education name, or in the case of a charter school, the name of either the chartering authority
or the entity managing the charter school.
(2) Schoolsite name.
(3) Whether the local educational agency is a school district, county office of education, or charter school.
(4) County-District-School (CDS) Code.
(5) Total pupil enrollment at the schoolsite.
(6) Total number of pupils eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals at the schoolsite.
(d) The department shall complete a menu certification and nutrient analysis of menus to verify the compliance of a school district, county office of education, or charter school
subject to subdivision (a) with the federal meal pattern regulations under the federal National School Lunch Program and or the federal School Breakfast Program.
(e) Commencing with the 2021–22 school year, the department shall conduct onsite reviews of schoolsites of school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools subject to subdivision (a) to verify compliance with federal meal benefit issuance requirements and federal meal pattern regulations under the federal National School Lunch Program and or
the federal School Breakfast Program. The onsite review shall adhere to the federal administrative review selection requirements and review schedule under the federal National School Lunch Program and or the federal School Breakfast Program.
(f) On or before March 15, 2022, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit to the Legislature Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795
of the Government Code Code, a report containing the results of that the preceding school year’s onsite reviews and a list of noncompliant schoolsites.