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Students and parents say food‑sale permits burden school fundraisers; DOE, senators discuss waivers
Summary
Parents, teachers and student leaders told legislators that temporary-food permits and ServSafe certification requirements are forcing student governments to shoulder hundreds to thousands of dollars in fees.
Parents, teachers and student leaders told legislators that public‑health permit fees and ServSafe certification requirements are taxing student activity funds. Myra Hernandez Bautista told the town hall that a Temporary Food Service Establishment (TFSE) permit costs roughly $300 per site for six months and that a full year of multiple site clearances could cost student accounts more than $1,200 to $1,800. "That's $1,200 coming out of a student account," she said, arguing those…
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