USDA Final Rules for School Nutrition Programs

Administration  |   Child Nutrition Program Integrity  |   Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)
Donated Foods  |   Food Safety  |   Free and Reduced-price Meals  |   Meal Patterns
Professional Standards  |   Procurement  |   Smart Snacks Nutrition Standards

Administration

• Final Rule: Administrative Reviews in the School Nutrition Programs ( 81 FR 50170)
• Final Rule: Disregard of Overpayments in the CACFP, NSLP and SBP (71 FR 30561)
• Final Rule: Nondiscretionary Amendments Related to the HHFKA of 2010 (78 FR 13443)

Child Nutrition Program Integrity

• Final Rule: Child Nutrition Program Integrity (88 FR 57792)
• Final Rule Correction: Child Nutrition Program Integrity (88 FR 63833)
  • Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule (USDA webpage)
  • USDA Memo SP 03-2024: Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule: Administrative Review & FSMC Review Cycles
  • USDA Memo SP 21-2023, CACFP 10-2023, and SFSP 12-2023: Initial Implementation Memorandum: Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule (contains summary chart on page 3)
  • USDA webinar: Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule 

Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)

• Final Rule Child Nutrition Programs: Community Eligibility Provision - Increasing Options for Schools (88 FR 65778) 
• Final Rule National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Eliminating Applications Through Community Eligibility as Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (81 FR 50194)

Donated Foods

• Finale Rule: Management of Donated Foods in Child Nutrition Programs, the Nutrition Services Incentive Program, and Charitable Institutions (73 FR 46169)

Food Safety

• Final Rule: School Food Safety Inspections (74 FR 45305)
• Final Rule: School Food Safety Program Based on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Principles (74 FR 66213)

Free and Reduced-price Meals

• Final Rule: Applying for Free and Reduced Price Meals in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program and for Benefits in the Special Milk Program, and Technical Amendments (76 FR 66849)  
• Final Rule: Direct Certification of Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk in Schools Direct Certification of Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk in Schools (64 FR 72466))
• Final Rule: Disclosure of Children's Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk Eligibility Information in the Child Nutrition Programs (72 FR 10885)
• Final Rule: National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Eliminating Applications through Community Eligibility as Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (81 FR 50194)
• Final Rule: NSLP and SBP Alternatives to Standard Application and Meal Counting Procedures (66 FR 48323)
• Final Rule: NSLP Independent Review of Applications Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (79 FR 7049)

Meal Patterns

• Final Rule: Amendments to the Child Nutrition Infant Meal Pattern (67 FR 36779)
• Final Rule: Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (89 FR 31962)
• Final Rule: Child Nutrition Programs: Rescission of Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Flexibilities: Notice of Vacatur (85 FR 74847)
• Final Rule: Certification of Compliance with Meal Requirements for the National School Lunch Program Under the HHFKA of 2010 (79 FR 325)
  • Final Rule Correction: Certification of Compliance with Meal Requirements for the National School Lunch Program Under the HHFKA of 2010 (79 FR 2761)
• Final Rule: Fluid Milk Substitutions in the School Nutrition Programs (73 FR 52903)
• Final Rule: Marketing and Sale of Fluid Milk in Schools
• Final Rule: Modification of the Vegetable Protein Products Requirements for the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Summer Food Service Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program (65 FR 12429)
• Final Rule: Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs (77 FR 4087)
  • USDA Memo SP 05-2022: Meal Requirements Under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Questions and Answers for Program Operators Updated to Support the Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Effective July 1, 2022
• Final Rule: Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium (87 FR 6984)
  • Final Rule Correction: Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium (87 FR 52329)
  • USDA Memo SP 04-2022 and CACFP 04-2022: Question and Answer Guidance on the Final Rule Child Nutrition Programs: Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Effective July 1, 2022

Professional Standards

• Final Rule: Hiring Flexibility under Professional Standards (84 FR 6953)
• Final Rule: Professional Standards for State and Local School Nutrition Programs Personnel as Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (80 FR 11077)
  • Final Rule Correction: Professional Standards for State and Local School Nutrition Programs Personnel as Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (80 FR 26181)

Procurement

• Final Rule: Geographic Preference Option for the Procurement of Unprocessed Agricultural Products in Child Nutrition Programs (76 FR 22603)
• Final Rule: Procurement Requirements for the National School Lunch, School Breakfast and Special Milk Programs (72 FR 61479)

School Wellness Policy

• Final Rule: Local School Wellness Policy Implementation Under the HHFKA of 2010 (81 FR 50151)
• Final Rule Correction: Local School Wellness Policy Implementation Under the HHFKA of 2010 (81 FR 93792)

Smart Snacks Nutrition Standards

• Final Rule: National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in School as Required by the HHFKA of 2010 (Final Rule (81 FR 50131)