Wyo. Code R. 206-0002-43
General Agency, Board or Commission Rules
Chapter 43: School Nutrition Pilot Project
Effective Date: 09/07/2017 to 09/06/2018
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 206.0002.43.09072017
Section 1. Authority. These rules are promulgated pursuant to 2017 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 37, Section 1.
(a) 'Processing costs' means the costs associated with butchering livestock and poultry. This includes cutting, grinding, or forming ground products into patties without any additives or fillers. Packaging entails vacuum-packing, freezing, or storing meat fresh.
(b) 'Wyoming meat' means an animal residing in Wyoming at the time of slaughter and donated by a Wyoming producer.
(c) 'Wyoming producer' means any person engaged in the business of producing or causing to be produced for marketing, any Wyoming meat as defined above.
(a) A school district may apply to the Department of Education for a grant to pay for processing costs for Wyoming meat via competitive grant application. The Department of Education will release the application no later than June 15, 2017.
(b) A grant application must be submitted to the Department of Education no later than October 31, 2017.
(c) The district must submit quotes for its processing costs.
(d) The district must provide a description of its goals for increasing the quantity of Wyoming meat used in school lunches.
(a) The Department of Education may provide funding to equally match a district's processing costs during school year 2017-2018 as funding is available.
(b) Grant funding shall only be awarded to pay for processing costs of Wyoming meat donated to the district.
(c) Priority will be given to districts that already participate in farm-to-school efforts and have already contributed district funding to pay for local meat processing.
(d) Only districts that currently participate in the USDA National School Lunch Program are eligible for grant funding.