[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: 7CFR245.1]



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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE

 

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

 

PART 245_DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS AND 

FREE MILK IN SCHOOLS--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 245.1  General purpose and scope.









Sec.

245.1 General purpose and scope.

245.2 Definitions.

245.3 Eligibility standards and criteria.

245.4 Exceptions for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

245.5 Public announcement of the eligibility criteria.

245.6 Certification of children for free and reduced price meals and 

          free milk.

245.6a Verification requirements.

245.7 Hearing procedure for families and School Food Authorities.

245.8 Nondiscrimination practices for children eligible to receive free 

          and reduced price meals and free milk.

245.9 Special assistance certification and reimbursement alternatives.

245.10 Action by School Food Authorities.

245.11 Action by State agencies and FNSROs.

245.12 Fraud penalties.

245.13 Information collection/recordkeeping--OMB assigned control 

          numbers.



    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1752, 1758, 1759a, 1772, 1773, and 1779.





    (a) This part established the responsibilities of State agencies, 

Food and Nutrition Service Regional Offices (where applicable), and 

School Food Authorities in providing free and reduced price meals and 

free milk in the National School Lunch Program (7 CFR part 210), the 

School Breakfast Program (7 CFR part 220), the Special Milk Program for 

Children (7 CFR part 215), and commodity schools. Section 9 of the 

National School Lunch Act, as amended, and sections 3 and 4 of the Child 

Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended, require schools participating in any 

of the programs and commodity schools to make available, as applicable, 

free and reduced price lunches, breakfasts, and at the option of the 

School Food Authority for schools participating only in the Special Milk 

Program free milk to eligible children.

    (b) This part sets forth the responsibilities under these Acts of 

State agencies, the Food and Nutrition Service Regional Offices, and 

School Food Authorities with respect to the establishment of income 

guidelines, determination of eligibility of children for free and 

reduced price meals, and for free milk and assurance that there is no 

physical segregation of, or other discrimination against, or overt 

identification of children unable to pay the full price for meals or 

milk.



(Sec. 803, Pub. L. 97-35, 95 Stat. 521-535 (42 U.S.C. 1758))



[Amdt. 6, 39 FR 30337, Aug. 22, 1974, as amended by Amdt. 10, 41 FR 

28783, July 13, 1976; 47 FR 31852, July 23, 1982]