None
Weak or non-specific requirement
Strong/required
Not addressed
Recommends strategies that work to increase participation in school breakfast
Requires strategies that work to increase participation in school breakfast (e.g., breakfast after the bell, grab and go, bus scheduling, etc.)
Not scored
Recommends strategies including CEP or universal meals
Requires free, universal bfast for qualify for free/reduced-price meals
Requires elect CEP or implement universal bfast for ISP>40%
Requires elect CEP or implement universal bfast for ISP=40%
Requires elect CEP or implement universal bfast for ISP=25%
Requires free, universal bfast for ALL students
Requires free, universal lunch for qualify for free/reduced-price meals
Requires elect CEP or implement universal lunch for ISP>40%
Requires elect CEP or implement universal lunch for ISP=40%
Requires elect CEP or implement universal lunch for ISP=25%
Requires free, universal lunch for ALL students
No provision
Vaccine mandate AND religious and/or personal exemptions
Vaccine mandate AND religious exemptions
Vaccine mandate NO exemptions
Recommends efforts to reduce stigma
Req's food be served and mentions no identification OR no alternative meals
Req's food be served and requires no identification AND no alternative meals
Recommends CSH or WSCC
Institutionalizes CSH but not WSCC
State institutionalizes WSCC
Recommends compliance
Req's some SS nutrition standards
Req's all SS stds, but no serving size
Req's SS compliance, stds not specified
Req's SS compliance, stds specified
Ban
Req's all SS nutrient, but not gen stds
Recommends access that exceeds federal regs
Requires that schools meet existing federal regs
Req's exceed federal regs, meet 1/3 criteria
Req's exceed federal regs and meet all 3 criteria
State recommends that schools establish a program OR state only requires abbreviated program
State est's program without specified requirements
State est's program with 2 of the 4 components
State est's program with all 4 components
No provision or BMI without fwup
Recommends BMI screening with fwup
Requires BMI with fwup but no grade specified
Requires BMI with fwup in all grades
Recommends pref pricing
Requires pref pricing generally or dist/schl must develop policy
Requires pref pricing in 1 setting
Requires pref pricing in multiple settings
Recommends marketing standard
Requires undefined standard
Requires specified limits
Prohibits advertising of non-conforming food
Prohibits advertising and sales/giveaways of non-conforming food
Recommends nutrition ed
Requires nonspecific nutrition ed
Requires sequential nutrition ed
Requires nutrition ed with goals for grade level
Recommends wellness councils
Requires wellness councils
Requires wellness councils with nutrition component
Recommends FSD credentials
Requires HS degree/GED and training for FSD
Requires nutrition courses for FSD
Requires FSD to have nutrition BA
Recommends meal time standards
Requires 1 meal time standard
Requires 2 meal time standards
No provision or state requires that school lunches meet federal regs
Recommends standards that exceed federal regulations
Requirement undefined or requires agency to develop
Requires standards that exceed federal regulations but do not meet criteria
Requires standards 1 dietary criterion met
Requires standards 2 to 3 dietary criteria met
Standards meet all 4 dietary criteria
No specifically allowed exceptions
Exceptions allowed
Addresses classroom practices or use of food as reward
Recommends standards
Restricts sale of FMNVs, no dietary limits
Requires standards with specified dietary limits
Restricts sale to IOM and bevs with calorie/sugar limit
Prohibits fundraisers or allows items aligned with IOM standards
Restricts sale to items aligned with IOM standards
Prohibits sale in stores etc. or allows items aligned with IOM standards
Prohibits vending or allows items aligned with IOM standards
Restricts sale of low nutritive value, no dietary limits
Prohibits a la carte or allows items aligned with IOM standards
No
Yes