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Melissa Rothstein Julie Brewer USDA Food and Nutrition Service 1
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Three Major Changes Meal Pattern Changes Performance Based Reimbursement Compliance Monitoring 2
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What we need to consider regarding Timing of each change Resources needed to implement successfully How the changes fit together 3
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Expected publication of final rule January 2012 Implementation of new requirements proposed to begin in School Year 2012-2013 4
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Training for States and schools Short Term: Winter 2012 What the new requirements are Mid Term: Spring/Summer 2012 Specific changes they can make to meet the requirements Longer Term: Fall 2012 and beyond Updating materials to reflect new requirements 5
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Available October 1, 2012 For those SFAs certified compliant with new meal patterns for breakfast and lunch 6 cents per lunch 6
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Primary Considerations Potential Impact on State workload Initial compliance vs Ongoing compliance Ability to turn on/off the extra funding 7
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Expected Publication of Interim Rule Shortly after final meal pattern rule Guidance and Training for States on Certification March through July Compliance Certifications begin Summer 2012 6 cent payments begin for certified SFAs October 1, 2012 8
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Potential Federally procured contractor(s) to support State certification activity FNS would define certification process and provide tools States would work directly with contractor(s) to carry out all or part of the certification process State option to use contractor(s) FNS-developed draft bid specifications for States to use to procure their own certification contract 9
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January 2012 - Meal Pattern Rule Published January 2012 – Meal Pattern Rule Training Begins March 2012 – 6 cents Rule Published March 2012 – 6 cents Training Begins July 2012 – Meal Pattern Implementation July 2012 – 6 cent Certifications Begin October 1, 2012 – 6 cents available to certified SFAs 10
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Creating a Unified Review System Combine CRE and SMI 3 year review cycle Incorporating all new requirements 11
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Primary Considerations How current CRE/SMI requirements interact with 6 cents certification activities in SY 2012-13 How to incorporate all of the HHFKA requirements as they are implemented How to streamline and simplify the review process 12
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Proposed Meal Pattern Rule Combined CRE and SMI 3 year review cycle 6 cents Interim Rule Certifying initial compliance Considering the interaction between certification activities and compliance monitoring in SY 2012-13 Future Guidance and Regulations Updating/Streamlining Performance Standards 1 & 2 Incorporating all new requirements 13
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Updated CRE Guidance coming soon Work group(s) begin to consider updates to the process as a whole – Winter 2012 First Priority is Performance Standard 2 (meals) Testing new tools and resources for reviews New Review Cycle Begins – SY 2013-14 14
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$50 million per year for two years Training and technical assistance Certification Oversight Available when the final meal pattern rule is published 15
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January 2012 - Meal Pattern Rule Published January 2012 – Meal Pattern Rule Training Begins Early 2012 - $50 million for States available March 2012 – 6 cents Rule Published March 2012 – 6 cents Training Begins Spring 2012 – Work group begins to consider new review system July 2012 – Meal Pattern Implementation July 2012 – 6 cents Certifications Begin SY 12-13 – Final year of current State agency review cycle October 1, 2012 – 6 cents available to certified SFAs July 2013 – Guidance on review expectations SY 13 -14 – First year of new review cycle 16
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Federally Procured Contractor(s) Are you interested? Are you aware of any State restrictions or challenges (e.g., procurement)? How do you otherwise anticipate conducting certifications (State staff, contractors, new staff?) FNS-developed Bid Specs as an alternative Would this be helpful? 17
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What do you need from FNS? Training resources Topics to cover Guidance and Technical Assistance How can our partners help? What activities can you start now to prepare? 18
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