N.M. Admin. Code § 6.12.9.7 - DEFINITIONS
A.
"Breakfast
program" means the free breakfast program established by Section
22-13-13.2 NMSA 1978.
B.
"Community eligibility provision"
or "CEP" means a non-pricing meal service option for
schools and school districts in low-income areas. Schools that adopt the CEP
are reimbursed with federal USDA funds using a formula based on the percentage
of students categorically eligible for free meals based on their participation
in other means-tested programs such as the supplemental nutrition assistance
program (SNAP) and temporary assistance for needy families (TANF).
C.
"Congregate feeding" means
all eligible students remain with their classmates for breakfast program
service, and one or more students may not be separated from their classmates to
access a meal.
D.
"Eligible
school" means a public school in which eighty-five percent or more of
enrolled students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch under the
national school lunch act during the prior school year or a public school
implementing the CEP or Provision 2. Eligible schools shall not include
private, parochial, or home schools.
E.
"Eligible student" means a
student enrolled in an eligible school.
F.
"Federal reimbursement rate"
means an amount prescribed annually by the United States secretary of
agriculture for federal payments toward each meal served. The federal
reimbursement rate differs for free, reduced-price, and paid meals and whether
the school is in "severe need," as defined in 7 CFR Part 220.2 and according to
the criteria in
7 CFR
220.9.
G.
"Financial hardship" means
the situation in which implementation of the breakfast program would cause a
school to operate at a financial loss such that cost would exceed revenue and
the use of funds from the state equalization guarantee would be required to
cover the cost of serving breakfast. Financial hardship shall not include a
school's or staff's non-interest or refusal to participate in the breakfast
program.
H.
"Multiplier" means the number established by the USDA to generate
meal reimbursement rate percentages.
I.
"Provision 1" means an
alternative provision to the normal requirements for annual determinations of
eligibility for free and reduced-price school meals, as defined in section
104(a) of the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act. Provision 1 allows free
eligibility to be certified for a two-year period. There is no requirement to
offer meals at no charge to all students.
J.
"Provision 2" means an
alternative provision to the normal requirements for annual determinations of
eligibility for free and reduced-price school meals, as defined in section
104(a) of the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act. Provision 2 allows schools to
establish claiming percentages and to serve meals at no charge to all
participating children for a four-year period.
K.
"Provision 3" means an
alternative provision to the normal requirements for annual determinations of
eligibility for free and reduced price school meals, as defined in section
104(a) of the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act. Provision 3 allows schools to
receive the same level of federal cash and commodity assistance each year, with
some adjustments, for a four-year period and to serve meals at no charge to all
participating children for a four-year period.
L.
"United States Department of
Agriculture" or "USDA" means the federal agency that
provides oversight and funding for school meal programs through food and
nutrition service programs.
M.
"Voluntary school" means a public school in which fewer than
eighty-five percent of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
under the national school lunch act during the prior school year that selects
to establish a breakfast program, so long as state funds exist.
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