Minnesota Statutes Education Code: Prekindergarten-Grade 12 (Ch. 120-129C) § 124D.119. Summer Food Service Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program

Subdivision 1. Summer Food Service Program replacement aid. State funds are available to compensate department-approved Summer Food Service Program sponsors. Reimbursement shall be made on December 15 based on total meals served by each sponsor from the end of the school year to the beginning of the next school year on a pro rata basis.

Subd. 2. Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program sponsor organizations. Legally distinct Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program sites may transfer sponsoring organizations no more than once per year, except under extenuating circumstances including termination of the sponsoring organization's agreement or other circumstances approved by the Department of Education.

Subd. 3. Child and Adult Care Food Program training. Prior to applying to sponsor a Child and Adult Care Food Program site, a nongovernmental organization applicant must provide documentation to the Department of Education verifying that staff members have completed program-specific training as designated by the commissioner.

Subd. 4. Summer Food Service Program training. Summer Food Service Program providers, including new applicants, must comply with all applicable federal training requirements for their staff.

Subd. 5. Summer Food Service Program locations. Consistent withCode of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 225.6(d)(1)(ii), the Department of Education must not approve a new Summer Food Service Program open site that is within a half-mile radius of an existing Summer Food Service Program open site. The department may approve a new Summer Food Service Program open site within a half-mile radius only if the new program will not be serving the same group of children for the same meal type or if there are safety issues that could present barriers to participation.