Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 126-85-106 - Data Collection106.1. USDA requires each school to keep on file the number of enrolled students by race, the number approved for free and reduced priced meals, and the number denied.106.2. This information is to be collected and on file in the school office by October 31 of each year. 106.3. The racial/ethnic categories for which this information must be collected are: American Indian or Alaskan native; Asian or Pacific Islander; Black (not of Hispanic origin); Hispanic; and White. 106.4. In the event that a household does not complete the voluntary self-determination on the free and reduced price meal application form, this information must be obtained by other methods. Other methods may include determination of the information by a school official through observation or personal knowledge. This information must be; 106.4.1. Maintained on file for three years plus the current year; and 106.4.2. Procedures should be established to ensure that the information is made available only to authorized state and federal personnel during reviews or as part of OMB approved surveys. W. Va. Code R. § 126-85-106