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Beaufort finance committee advances food-service regulation updates, previews possible CEP expansion
Summary
The finance committee reviewed proposed changes to administrative regulations OS 37 and OS 37R to align district rules with a USDA provision effective July 1, 2023, and staff said they will return in July with an analysis on expanding the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) to more schools.
At its April 11 meeting, the Beaufort County Board of Education Finance Committee reviewed proposed revisions to administrative regulations OS 37 and OS 37R to bring district food-service rules into alignment with recent U.S. Department of Agriculture guidance.
Staff said the revisions codify a federal directive that students cannot be denied a breakfast or lunch simply because they have not completed a free-and-reduced-price meal application. "A child cannot be denied a breakfast or lunch, simply because they didn't fill out a free and reduced lunch application," said Speaker 2, the staff member presenting the changes.
The update also previews a possible expansion of the Community Eligibility Provision, a USDA option that allows qualifying schools to serve all…
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