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2023-004 – Department of Agriculture, for the Period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, Assistance Listing #10.553, 10.555, 10.559, 10.582; School Nutrition Cluster
Criteria: The School Nutrition cluster requires the School Unit to perform an annual verification process on free and reduced student applications. In addition, the School Unit is required to establish internal controls and procedures to ensure compliance with requirements.
Condition: The School Department did not properly change student eligibility status for those that did not reply to the verification request.
Cause: The School Lunch director was unaware of the requirement to change eligibility status for applicants which did not respond to the verification request.
Effect: Students covered by the applications should have been identified as paid for the remainder of the fiscal year, but were left as their original status.
Known Questioned Costs: None
Likely Questioned Costs: None
Recommendations: We recommend that the School Lunch director update eligibility status for all students who do not reply during the verification process.