[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 7, Volume 4]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 7CFR210.3]



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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE

 

    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

PART 210_NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 210.3  Administration.



    (a) FNS. FNS will act on behalf of the Department in the 

administration of the Program. Within FNS, the CND will be responsible 

for Program administration.

    (b) States. Within the States, the responsibility for the 

administration of the Program in schools, as defined in Sec. 210.2, 

shall be in the State educational agency. If the State educational 

agency is unable to administer the Program in public or private 

nonprofit residential child care institutions or nonprofit private 

schools, then Program administration for such schools may be assumed by 

FNSRO as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, or such other agency 

of the State as has been designated by the Governor or other appropriate 

executive or legislative authority of the State and approved by the 

Department to administer such schools. Each State agency desiring to 

administer the Program shall enter into a written agreement with the 

Department for the administration of the Program in accordance with the 

applicable requirements of this part; part 235; part 245; parts 15, 15a, 

15b, and 3015 of Departmental regulations; and FNS instructions.

    (c) FNSRO. The FNSRO will administer the Program in nonprofit 

private schools or public or nonprofit private residential child care 

institutions if the State agency is prohibited by law from disbursing 

Federal funds paid to such schools. In addition, the FNSRO will continue 

to administer the Program in those States in which nonprofit private 

schools or public or nonprofit private residential child care 

institutions have been under continuous FNS administration since October 

1, 1980, unless the administration of the Program in such schools is 

assumed by the State. The FNSRO will, in each State in which it 

administers the Program, assume all responsibilities of a State agency 

as set forth in this part and part 245 of this chapter as appropriate. 

References in this part to ``State agency'' include FNSRO, as 

applicable, when it is the agency administering the Program.

    (d) School food authorities. The school food authority shall be 

responsible for the administration of the Program in schools. State 

agencies shall ensure that school food authorities administer the 

Program in accordance with the applicable requirements of this part;



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part 245; parts 15, 15a, 15b, and 3015 of Departmental regulations; and 

FNS instructions.