7 CFR §210.20
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- (a)Reporting summary. Participating State agencies shall submit forms and reports to FNS to demonstrate compliance with Program requirements. The reports include but are not limited to:
- (1)Requests for cash to make reimbursement payments to school food authorities as required under § 210.5(a);
- (2)Information on the amounts of Federal Program funds expended and obligated to date (FNS-777) as required under § 210.5(d);
- (3)Statewide totals on Program participation (FNS-10) as required under § 210.5(d);
- (4)Information on State funds provided by the State to meet the State matching requirements (FNS-13) specified under § 210.17(g);
- (5)Results of reviews and audits;
- (6)The prices of paid lunches charged by each school food authority; and
- (7)For each local educational agency required to conduct a second review of applications under § 245.11 of this chapter, the number of free and reduced price applications subject to a second review, the results of the reviews including the number and percentage of reviewed applications for which the eligibility determination was changed, and a summary of the types of changes made.
- (b)Recordkeeping summary. Participating State agencies are required to maintain records to demonstrate compliance with Program requirements. The records include but are not limited to:
- (1)Accounting records and source documents to control the receipt, custody and disbursement of Federal Program funds as required under § 210.5(a);
- (2)Documentation supporting all school food authority claims paid by the State agency as required under § 210.5(d);
- (3)Documentation to support the amount the State agency reported having used for State revenue matching as required under § 210.17(h);
- (4)Records supporting the State agency's review of net cash resources as required under § 210.19(a);
- (5)Reports on the results of investigations of complaints received or irregularities noted in connection with Program operations as required under § 210.19(a)
- (6)Records of all reviews and audits, including records of action taken to correct Program violations; and records of fiscal action taken, including documentation of recoveries made;
- (7)Documentation of action taken to disallow improper claims submitted by school food authorities, as required by § 210.19(c) and as determined through claims processing, resulting from actions such as reviews, audits and USDA audits;
- (8)Records of USDA audit findings, State agency's and school food authorities' responses to them and of corrective action taken as required by § 210.22(a);
- (9)Records pertaining to civil rights responsibilities as defined under § 210.23(b);
- (10)Records supplied by the school food authorities showing the number of food safety inspections obtained by schools for the current and three most recent school years.
- (11)Records showing compliance with the requirements in § 210.14(e)(5) and records supplied annually by school food authorities showing paid meal prices charged as required by § 210.14(e)(6);
- (12)Records to document compliance with the requirements in § 210.14(f); and
- (13)Records for a three year period to demonstrate compliance with the professional standards for State directors of school nutrition programs established in § 235.11(h) of this chapter.