Contract2023-2024 Alternate Agreement • June 1st, 2022
Under an Alternate Agreement, the contract must state that the Local Educational Agency (LEA) is relinquishing its authority to operate the specified School Meals Program(s) to the listed School Food Authority (SFA)/Sponsor. The contract between the SFA and LEA must state that the SFA is accepting total legal and financial responsibility for the newly incorporated LEA’s School Meals Program(s) at the specified sites as indicated. As such, the SFA may not charge theLEA for any operating costs nor require the LEA to make the SFA whole should they suffer a loss to the program. This agreement also includes paying over claims as a result of administrative reviews, distributing United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foods (formerly known as “Commodities”), complying with the Child Nutrition Program regulations, and operating one Non-profit School Food Service Account (NSFSA) for all the combined sites.
