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2011 Florida Statutes

Title XXXV AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY
Chapter 570 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES Entire Chapter
SECTION 98
School food and nutrition programs.
F.S. 570.98
1570.98 School food and nutrition programs.—
(1) The department shall conduct, supervise, and administer all school food and nutrition programs that will be carried out using federal or state funds, or funds from any other source.
(2) The department shall cooperate fully with the United States Government and its agencies and instrumentalities so that the department may receive the benefit of all federal financial allotments and assistance possible to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(3) The department may act as agent of, or contract with, the Federal Government, another state agency, or any county or municipal government for the administration of the school food and nutrition programs, including the distribution of funds provided by the Federal Government to support the school food and nutrition programs.
History.—s. 4, ch. 2011-217.
1Note.—

A. Section 10, ch. 2011-217, provides that “[t]his section shall take effect upon this act becoming a law and, within 30 days thereafter, the Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, shall develop and submit to the United States Department of Agriculture a request for a waiver required to transfer administration of the school food service and nutrition programs from the Department of Education to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Upon receipt of the United States Department of Agriculture’s approval or denial of the request for a waiver, the Department of Education shall immediately notify in writing the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives regarding the decision of the United States Department of Agriculture. The notification shall include a copy of the United States Department of Agriculture’s approval or denial of the request for a waiver.”

B. Section 11, ch. 2011-217, provides that “[e]xcept as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect January 1, 2012, if the United States Department of Agriculture approves the request for a waiver, pursuant to section 9 of this act, on or before November 1, 2011.” The request for a waiver is pursuant to s. 10, ch. 2011-217, not s. 9.