1. A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

2. B. Terms Defined.

   1. (1) “Administrative hearing” means the fair hearing provided upon request to:

      1. (a) An institution that has been given notice by the Department of any action or proposed action that will affect their participation or reimbursement under any of the programs listed in Regulation .01 of this chapter, in accordance with 7 CFR §226.6(k) and Regulation .03A of this chapter; or
      2. (b) A principal or individual responsible for an institution’s serious deficiency after the responsible individual has been given a notice of intent to disqualify them from any of the programs listed in Regulation .01 of this Chapter.
   2. (2) “Appellant” means a local educational agency, institution, or responsible principal or individual.
   3. (3) “Department” means the State Department of Education, the State agency designated to administer food and nutrition programs.
   4. (4) “Director” means the Director of the Office of School and Community Nutrition Programs within the State Department of Education.
   5. (5) “Institution” means an agency that is participating in or applying to participate in a program.
   6. (6) "Local educational agency” has the meaning stated in 7 CFR §210.2.
   7. (7) “National Disqualification List” means the list maintained by the U.S. Department of Agriculture of institutions, responsible principals and responsible individuals, and day care homes disqualified from participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program authorized by Section 17 of the National School Lunch Act, as amended, in accordance with 7 CFR §226.2.
   8. (8) “Program” means the National School Lunch Program, Special Milk Program, School Breakfast Program, Summer Food Service Program, or Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Authority: Education Article, §§5-214, 7-601—7-605, and 7-701—7-704, Annotated Code of Maryland;
Federal Statutory Reference: 42 U.S.C. §§1751—1762a, 1765, 1766, 1766a, 1769a, 1772, 1773, 1776, 1779, 1788;
Federal Regulatory Reference: 7 CFR 210, 215, 220, 225—227, 235, 240, 245, 250

Effective date: February 23, 1967

Regulation .01 and .02 adopted; amended effective May 19, 1978 (5:10 Md. R. 782); June 15, 1979 (6:12 Md. R. 1052); October 25, 1982 (9:21 Md. R. 2107)

Regulation .01 amended effective March 10, 1978 (5:5 Md. R. 325); February 26, 1979 (6:4 Md. R. 278)

Regulation .01A amended effective May 16, 1980 (7:10 Md. R. 953); February 20, 1981 (8:4 Md. R. 344); May 29, 1981 (8:11 Md. R. 975); March 1, 1982 (9:4 Md. R. 334); March 28, 1983 (10:6 Md. R. 559); September 12, 1983 (10:18 Md. R. 1609); February 27, 1984 (11:4 Md. R. 317); September 24, 1984 (11:19 Md. R. 1667); April 8, 1985 (12:7 Md. R. 708); July 29, 1985 (12:15 Md. R. 1525); June 2, 1986 (13:11 Md. R. 1274); July 28, 1986 (13:15 Md. R. 1735); May 4, 1987 (14:9 Md. R. 1081); June 15, 1987 (14:12 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .01 amended effective April 4, 1988 (15:7 Md. R. 851)

Regulation .02 repealed effective April 4, 1988 (15:7 Md. R. 851)

Regulation .03 amended effective May 18, 1979 (6:10 Md. R. 842)

Regulation .04 amended effective December 1, 1978 (5:24 Md. R. 1799); May 18, 1979 (6:10 Md. R. 843)

Regulations .03 and .04 repealed effective October 25, 1982 (9:21 Md. R. 2107)

Regulation .01 repealed and new Regulations .01 and .02 adopted effective December 7, 1992 (19:24 Md. R. 2127)

Regulation .02A amended effective April 20, 1998 (25:8 Md. R. 598)

Regulation .03 adopted effective January 2, 1995 (21:26 Md. R. 2191)

Regulation .04 adopted effective January 2, 1995 (21:26 Md. R. 2191)

Regulation .05 adopted effective April 22, 1996 (23:8 Md. R. 607)

Regulations .01—.03 repealed and new Regulations .01—.03 adopted effective April 11, 2005 (32:7 Md. R. 683)

Regulation .01 amended effective October 3, 2011 (38:20 Md. R. 1204)

Regulation .01A amended effective July 28, 2008 (35:15 Md. R. 1350)

Regulation .01B amended effective December 19, 2005 (32:25 Md. R. 1942); July 28, 2008 (35:15 Md. R. 1350)

Regulation .02B amended effective July 28, 2008 (35:15 Md. R. 1350); October 3, 2011 (38:20 Md. R. 1204); September 25, 2017 (44:19 Md. R. 898); December 27, 2021 (48:26 Md. R. 1112)

Regulation .03 amended effective July 28, 2008 (35:15 Md. R. 1350); October 3, 2011 (38:20 Md. R. 1204); September 25, 2017 (44:19 Md. R. 898)

Regulation .03F amended effective December 27, 2021 (48:26 Md. R. 1112)

Regulations .04 and .05 repealed effective November 7, 2005 (32:22 Md. R.1757)