Before making decisions regarding school participation in the program, the state agency shall inform the schools within the state with the highest proportion of free and reduced-price meal eligibility, including Native American schools, of the eligibility of the schools for the program with respect to priority granted to schools with the highest proportion of free and reduced-price eligibility.
In providing information to high priority schools, a state agency shall inform the schools that likely would be chosen to participate in the program.
N.D. Admin Code 67-21-10-06
General Authority: NDCC 15.1-35-03, 28-32-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 15.1-35-01; 7 CFR 210.9; 42 USC 1769a