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 ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

5P-1.003Responsibilities for the School Food Service Program

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: 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.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: School Food Service Program.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 570.07(23), 595.404(1), (3), (4), (9) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 595.404(1), (9) FS.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATES, TIMES AND PLACES SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: May 14, 2014, 4:00 p.m.

PLACE: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Eyster Auditorium, 3125 Conner Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL 32399

DATE AND TIME: May 15, 2014, 4:00 p.m.

PLACE: West Orange High School, Cafeteria, 1625 Beulah Road, Winter Garden, FL 34787-4407

DATE AND TIME: May 16, 2014, 4:00 p.m.

PLACE: Dillard High School, Auditorium, 2501 NW 11th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 24 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Robin Safley, 1(800)504-6609 or [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.