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ADAM H. PUTNAM
PROGRAM SPONSOR AGREEMENT
COMMISSIONER
AGREEMENT NO.: ()/- (}.)03 SPONSOR: OKe1\ oosu.. Couo-!l-J JSOCC
Agreement Between the Local Educational Agency and the Florida Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services for the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Afterschool Snack,
Summer Food Service, Seamless Summer Option, and Special Milk Programs.
INSTRUCTIONS: (1) AGREEMENT: Three originals of this Agreement must be signed in
ink and submitted to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DACS) as
part of the application process. (2) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY'S (LEA) COPY:
When this Agreement is approved, one original will be returned for the files of the LEA.
No monies or other benefits may be paid out under these programs unless this Agreement is
completed, approved, and filed as required by 7 CFR Parts 210, 215, 220, 225, 245, 3016, and
3019.
GENERAL APPLICABLE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
NOTE: Regulations stipulate that a sponsor shall not be reimbursed for any meals, snacks,
and/or milk served after October 15 of any fiscal year unless the Free and Reduced-Price
Agreement has been approved by the DACS.
This Agreement is between the LEA and the DACS for purposes of the National School Lunch
Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Afterschool Snack Program (ASSP),
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), Seamless Summer Option (SSO), and Special Milk
Program (SMP) (7 CFR Parts 210, 220, 215, and 225). "School" is defined in the Agreement
between the LEA and DACS (see page 3). For purposes of this Agreement, schools and
institutions serving breakfasts, lunches, snacks, or milk under one or more of the child nutrition
programs are referred to as the "LEA."
The designated LEA has agreed to participate in the NSLP, SBP, ASSP, SFSP, SMP, and/or SSO
and accepts responsibility for providing free and reduced-price meals, snacks, and/or free milk to
eligible children under its jurisdiction.
The LEA assures the DACS that the following Agreement will be uniformly implemented to
determine children's eligibility for free meals and/or snacks in the SFSP and SSO, for free or
reduced-price meals in the NSLP and SBP, snacks in the ASSP, or free milk under the SMP in
schools, camps, and institutions under its jurisdiction.
DACS, to the extent funds are available, will reimburse the eligible LEA for the programs
operated by it, in accordance with one or more of the following regulations applicable to such
programs: NSLP and SSO Regulations (7 CFR 21 0), ASSP Regulations (7 CFR 21 0), SSO and
SFSP Regulations (7 CFR 225), SMP Regulations (7 CFR 215), SBP Regulations (7 CFR 220),
and any amendments thereto.
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The LEA agrees to accept federal funds in accordance with the applicable regulations and any
amendments thereto, and to comply with all provisions thereof, and with any instructions or
procedures issued in connection therewith. The LEA further agrees to administer programs
funded under this Agreement in accordance with provisions of the Uniform Federal Assistance
Regulations (7 CFR 30 15).
The LEA shall ensure that a Company/Food Service Management Company (FSMC) fully
discloses all discounts, rebates, allowances, and incentives received by the Company from its
suppliers. If the Company receives a discount, rebate, allowance, or incentive from any supplier,
the Company must disclose and return to the LEA the full amount of the discount, rebate, or
applicable credit that is received based on the purchases made on behalf of the LEA. All
discounts, rebates, allowances, and incentives must be returned to the LEA during a mutually
agreed-upon time frame that is beneficial to the LEA.
Allowable costs will be paid from the nonprofit school food service account to the contractor net
of all discounts, rebates, and other applicable credits accruing to or received by the contractor or
any assignee under the contract, to the extent those credits are allocable to the allowable portion
of the costs billed to the LEA.
For the purpose of this Agreement, the following terms will mean:
1. Adult: Any individual 21 years of age or older.
2. Child: (I )(a) In schools as defined in this Agreement, a student of high school grade or
lower as determined by the Florida Department of Education who is enrolled in an
educational unit of high school grade or lower as described in the definition of "School,"
including students who are mentally or physically disabled as defined by the state and
who are participating in a school program established for the mentally or physically
handicapped, or (b) a person under 21 chronological years of age who is enrolled in an
institution or center as described in the definition of "School" (see page 3). (2) For
purposes of reimbursements for meal supplements served in afterschool care programs,
an individual enrolled in an afterschool care program operated by an eligible school who
is 12 years of age or under, or in the case of children of migrant workers, and children
with disabilities not more than 15 years of age. (3) For purposes of the SFSP, persons of
18 years of age and under, and persons over 18 years of age who are determined by a
state educational agency or a local public educational agency in Florida to be mentally or
physically handicapped and who participate in a public or nonprofit private school
program established for the mentally or physically handicapped.
3. Commodity School Program: The program under which participating schools operate a
nonprofit lunch program in accordance with this part and receive donated food assistance
in lieu of general cash assistance. These schools do not participate in the NSLP 7 CFR
210, but enter into an agreement as provided in 7 CFR 210.15 a(b) to receive
commodities donated under Part 250 for a nonprofit lunch program.
4. LEA: The governing body that is responsible for the administration of one or more
schools and that has the legal authority to operate a lunch, breakfast, snack, and/or milk
program.
5. Meals: Food served to children at a food service site and which meets the nutritional
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requirements set forth in regulations for each meal type.
6. Milk: (1) Pasteurized fluid types of unflavored or flavored whole milk, low-fat milk,
skim milk, or cultured buttermilk that meet state and local standards. For the purpose of
I" SMP, all milk should contain vitamins A and D at levels specified by the Food and Drug
i Administration and must be consistent with state and local standards for such milk. (2)
II For the purpose of SBP, in the meal pattern for infants (up to one year of age), milk
means breast milk or iron fortified formula, or portions of both, may be served; however,
I it is recommend that breast milk be served in place of formula from birth through 11
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7. Nonprofit: When applied to schools or institutions eligible for the program, exempt
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status from income tax under Section 501 (c )(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
8. Nonprofit Food Service Program or Nonprofit Milk Program: Food or milk service
maintained by, or on behalf of, the school or child care institution for the benefit of the
II children, all of the revenue from which is used solely for the operation or improvement of
such food service programs or milk program.
9. Offer vs. Serve (OVS): (a) For purpose ofNSLP, schools must offer at least three menu
t items for lunches. Senior high (as defined by Department of Education) school students
must select at least two menu items and are allowed to decline a maximum of two menu
I items. The student must always take the entree. At the discretion of the LEA, students
below the senior high level may also participate in OVS. (b) For the purpose of SFSP, a
I child may decline only one food item offered at breakfast and up to two food items
offered at lunch. There is no OVS option for snacks.
! 10. School: (a) An educational unit of high school grade or lower, recognized as part of the
educational system in Florida and operating under public or nonprofit private ownership
in a single building or complex of buildings, including any public or nonprofit private
classes of preprimary grade when conducted in those schools defined in part (a) of this
definition; (b) Any public or nonprofit private residential child care institution (RCCI) or
distinct part of such institution that operates principally for the care of children and, if
private, is licensed to provide residential child care services under the appropriate Florida
licensing code or a subordinate level of government, except residential summer camps
that participate in the SFSP for Children, Job Corps Centers funded by the Department of
Labor, and private foster homes. RCCI includes, but is not limited to, homes for the
mentally, emotionally, or physically impaired; homes for unmarried mothers and their
infants; group homes; halfway houses; orphanages; temporary shelters for abused
children and for runaway children; long-term care facilities for chronically ill children;
and juvenile detention centers. A long-term care facility is a hospital, skilled nursing
facility, intermediate care facility, or distinct part thereof, which is intended for the care
of children confined for 30 days or more.
11. School Week: The period of time used to determine compliance with the nutrition
standards and the appropriate calorie and nutrient levels in 7 CFR 210.10 and 220.8. If
applicable, the school week is the basis for conducting Nutrient Standard Menu Planning
or Assisted Nutrient Standard Menu Planning for lunches as provided in 7 CFR Parts
210.IO(i) and 210.100) and breakfasts as provided in 220.8(e) and 220.8(t) .. The period
shall be a normal school week of five consecutive days; however, to accommodate
shortened weeks resulting from holidays and other scheduling needs, the period shall be a
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r in which school lunches or breakfasts are offered less than three times shall be combined
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II 12. School Year: A period of 12 calendar months beginning July I of any year and ending
June 30 of the following year.
13. Site: A physical location at which a sponsor provides a food service for children and at
I which children consume meals in a supervised setting.
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I 14. Snacks (or meal supplement): Food served at an eligible ASSP site that meets the
II applicable component requirements for meals specified in 7 CFR 210.1 O(n).
15. Special Needs Children: Children who are emotionally, mentally, or physically
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