Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-91 - Standards for School Lunch and Breakfast Programs › Section 3301-91-09 - Guidance for approving food to be sold in schools

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
To comply with section
				3313.814
				of the Revised Code, each school district board of education and chartered
				nonpublic school governing authority shall adopt and enforce standards that
				shall be used as the basis for approving all food and beverages to be sold in
				schools and establishing a time and place for such approved food and beverages
				to be sold. Such standards shall comply with sections
				3313.816
				and
				3313.817
				of the Revised Code, but nothing in this rule shall prohibit the standards from
				being more restrictive than otherwise required by those sections. The following
				criteria, set by the United States department of
				agriculture, are to
								 be used as
				guidance for establishing standards:
(A) Consider the nutritional value of each
			 food or beverage. The types of food and beverages sold in schools
			 should
			 be determined as to their potential to contribute significantly to the daily
			 nutritional needs of children and to enhance the school district's nutrition
			 philosophy and nutrition education curriculum.
(B) Establish the time of day and place for
			 sale of food and beverages. The time of day and place for the sale of food and
			 beverages to students should be
			 consistent with the nutrient intake needs and eating patterns of students and
			 compatible with class schedules for schools within the district and comply with
			 sections
			 3313.814,
			 3313.816,
			 and
			 3313.817
			 of the Revised Code. Separate standards may be established for the types of
			 food and beverages to be sold to staff members.
(C) Approve provisions through resolution.
			 Each board of education and chartered nonpublic school governing authority
			 should
			 approve the types of food and beverages to be sold and determine when and where
			 such food and beverages will be sold through board or governing authority
			 resolution. Each board of education or governing authority should provide
			 opportunity for input from members of the community, including students,
			 parents, nutritionists and school personnel, on the sale of food and beverages
			 in schools.
(D)
								Prepare an annual report and presentation. Each board
			 or governing authority should designate staff to be responsible for ensuring
			 that the school district or school meets the nutrition standards adopted under
			 this section. The staff should prepare an annual report regarding the
			 district's or school's compliance with the standards and include it in the
			 report to the department of education prescribed in section
			 3301.68
			 of the Revised Code. The board or governing authority annually may schedule a
			 presentation on the nutrition standards report at one of its regular meetings.
			 Any nutrition standards report made by a board or governing authority shall be
			 available to the public upon request.