Responsibilities for the School Food Service Program

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO OPERATE THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
6-7.042: Responsibilities for the School Food Service Program

In accordance with Title 7 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 225, it is the intent of the Florida Department of Education, Office of Food and Nutrition Management, to continue to administer the Summer Food Service Program for the fiscal year 2008. The primary purpose of the program is to provide food service to children from low-income areas during periods when schools are closed for vacation.

Eligible children are those 18 years of age and under and persons over 18 years of age who are determined by the state educational agency or local public educational agency to be mentally or physically handicapped and who participate in a public or nonprofit private school program established for the mentally or physically handicapped.

The program will be made available throughout Florida by state-approved sponsors. Sponsors for the program may be a public or nonprofit private school, nonprofit private organization, residential or non-residential camp, government organization, or a National Youth Sports Program.

For more information, please contact the Office of Food and Nutrition Management, Summer Food Service Program for Children at 1(800)622-5985.

“In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.”

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S. W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call 1(800)795-3272 or [phone] (TTY). “USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.”