Department of Food Services.

There is hereby created in the public schools of the District of Columbia a Department of Food Services, which Department, under the direction and control of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia, hereinafter referred to as the “Board,” is hereby authorized to conduct a centralized system of public school cafeterias, lunchrooms, and related services, hereinafter referred to as “food services.” Section 1401 of D.C. Law 11-98 provided that §§ 201, 301, 302, and 1203 of the act shall apply upon enactment by Congress of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996. Contracting out of food services and security services by Board of Education: Section 1203 of D.C. law 11-98 required the Board of Education to contract out, beginning in School Year 1995-96 and Fiscal Year 1996, all food services operations and security services for the D.C. Public Schools and to contract out, for no more than a 3-year period, beginning in School Year 1995-96 and Fiscal Year 1996, the development of new management and data systems, as well as training of currently employed personnel to use and manage these systems, in the area of budget, finance, personnel/human resources, management information services, procurement, and supply management.