Policy Updates and Compliance Reminders
Update Guide sections located at the beginning of each ARM section provide more information about the topics addressed in each release. Click the title above for more information. You can find the ARM here.
For School Year 2022-2023, schools should calculate their adult meal prices using the base NSLP reimbursement rate and any applicable standard supplemental reimbursements (for example, severe need, 8-cent performance-based). Schools do not have to factor in the temporary supplemental reimbursements ($0.40 per lunch, $0.15 per breakfast) provided by the Keep Kids Fed Act. The new reimbursement rates are posted and broken down by base rate + KKFA funds. Click the title above for the information.
New reimbursement rates for 2022-2023 have been published and are available by clicking the above title. These rates are effective from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. The additional $0.40 per lunch and $0.15 provided by the Keep Kids Fed Act are included as part of these published rates. Note that these additional reimbursements are temporary and only apply for SY 2022-2023.
As schools return to normal operations, CEs that operated SSO during school year (SY) 2020-2021 may not have the data needed to determine eligibility for severe need breakfast and lunch reimbursements in SY 2022-2023. These CEs may use the most beneficial claims data going back to SY 2019-2020 to qualify for severe need, as outlined in this article (click the title above).
Civil Rights Training Migrating to ICN
Effective May 15, 2022, the annual Civil Rights training that meets USDA Child Nutrition Program requirements as mandated in FNS Instruction 113-1 will be provided through the Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN) rather than TDA. New users must register with ICN, and ICN will issue completion certificates. Starting May 15, links to the online training and instructions for taking ICN classes can be found here.
TX-UNPS FDP Upgrade: Demos & Account Access
WBSCM training begins October 2022 for Recipient Agencies (aka CEs) in the pilot group. To prepare, TDA is collecting account access information and hosting a series of short WBSCM demos in August and September.
Increase to Performance-Based Supplemental Reimbursement
The performance-based reimbursement for eligible Contracting Entities is increasing from 7 cents to 8 cents in School Year 2022-2023. USDA announced with the publication of the School Year 2022-2023 reimbursement rates that the performance-based reimbursement for eligible Contracting Entities is increasing from 7 cents to 8 cents.
