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Notice: 14673595

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division:

Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness

Chapter:

Nutrition Assistance Programs, Generally

Overview

RULE:

5P-1.003

Responsibilities for the School Food Service Program (Transferred)

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this amendment is to adopt the United States Department of Agriculture competitive food standards and establish an exemption for infrequent school-sponsored fundraisers during the school day as allowed by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.  The effect is to adopt the competitive food standards as established by the United States Department of Agriculture that go into effect on July 1, 2014 for those schools participating in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program to follow and allow those schools to have infrequent school-sponsored fundraisers that do not comply with the United States Department of Agriculture competitive food standards.

SUMMARY:

The proposed rule amends the current rule to require that competitive food and beverage items sold to students during the school day which meet the nutrition standards for competitive food as defined and required in 7 CFR 210.11 (as amended by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service Interim Final Rule) are not allowable until one (1) hour after the conclusion of the district school food service program’s last designated meal period unless the items are being sold by the district school food service program during its designated meal service periods. The proposed rule permits each district school board to grant a special exemption from the nutrition standards for competitive foods as required in 7 CFR 210.11 for the purpose of conducting infrequent school-sponsored fundraisers. The proposed rule defines the term “school-sponsored fundraiser,” and encourages the establishment of a Healthy School Team by each school for the purposes of supporting the efforts of each school district’s local wellness policy.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

570.07(23), 595.404(3), (9), F.S.

LAW:

595.404(1), (3), (4), F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

6/11/2014 Vol. 40/113

COMMENTS:

From 6/11/2014 To 7/2/2014 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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