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Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs

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

Child Nutrition Program Integrity

Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)

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

Donated Foods

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

Food Safety

Free and Reduced-price Meals

  • 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 (Final Rule 76 FR 66849)
    • Correction: 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 (Final Rule 68 FR 53483)
  • Direct Certification of Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk in Schools (Final Rule Final Rule 64 FR 72466)
  • Disclosure of Children's Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk Eligibility Information in the Child Nutrition Programs (Final Rule 72 FR 10885) 
  • National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Eliminating Applications through Community Eligibility as Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Final Rule 81 FR 50194)
  • NSLP and SBP Alternatives to Standard Application and Meal Counting Procedures (Final Rule 66 FR 48323)
  • NSLP Independent Review of Applications Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Final Rule 79 FR 7049)

Meal Patterns

  • Amendments to the Child Nutrition Infant Meal Pattern (Final Rule 67 FR 36779)
  • Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (89 FR 31962)
  • Child Nutrition Programs: Rescission of Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Flexibilities: Notice of Vacatur (85 FR 74847)
  • Certification of Compliance with Meal Requirements for the National School Lunch Program Under the HHFKA of 2010 (Final Rule 79 FR 325)
    • Correction: Certification of Compliance with Meal Requirements for the National School Lunch Program Under the HHFKA of 2010 (Final Rule 79 FR 2761)
  • Fluid Milk Substitutions in the School Nutrition Programs (73 FR 52903)
  • Marketing and Sale of Fluid Milk in Schools (Final Rule 74 FR 38889)
  • 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 (Final Rule 65 FR 12429)
  • Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs (Final Rule 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
  • Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium (Final Rule 87 FR 6984)

Professional Standards

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

Procurement

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

School Wellness Policy

Smart Snacks Nutrition Standards

  • 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 Final Rule 81 FR 50131)