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REOLUIIOIB PASSED
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FLORIDA scum. FOOD SERVICE mum smmn BOARD
JANUARY 9. 1960
RE: NATIONAL SCEEOCL LUNCH AN? SPECIAL MILK m
WHEREAS. The 79th Congress passed the Rational School Lunch Act "as a reason of
national security, to safeguard the health and vell~ooine or the nation's children and
to encourage the osmotic commotion of nutri tiou: agricultural comedities'; and
WHEREAS, Research and experience have proven that providirg school children with a
17m A lunch, which includes 1/2 pint of milk. is the best know neans of accooplishinx
above cited goals; and
WHEREAS, The facilities, personnel am sum-lies. that exist in schools where Type A
lunches are served. are an imchate and excellent neon: or uetinr disaster feeding
requirensnts; and
ms, The annual Concussionel appropriations for the ctional School Lunch Pm-
grsn have not kept pace with the growth of the :rronrsm thereby torcing states to neduce
mnhunmnt rates below the amounts voodoo to meet the nutrition and free lunch suture-
nsnts of the program; and
ms, The average rates or school lunch reinburseaent in new states are now less
than 1/2 of the initial 9e rate proVided, and since 1956. Florida school lunch rates or
reinhursusent for a Type A lunch have been lower than the average rate of reimbursement
for 1/2 pint of still: only, under the Special Milk Fromm; and
WHEREAS, The Congress awropmated Special Hilk funds for the tau-pose of incnasing
the consumption or fluid milk by children in nonprofit schools uhich funds nou hare
hecone inadequate to pay the manhunt reimbursomenl rates originally established by the
Secretary of Agriculture; and
mass. Selle groups end individuals now are recomndins that the United States
Congress lake available sufficient. funds to continue the Speciel Milk Program through
this current school year without channel am
W. First attention and anger swam on the part. or Congress and all groups
comet-nod should he directed to satanic Innate mansion for the National School Lunch
Program, rather than individual sen-tents or the total school food service program such
as the Special Hiik Prom-an; now inoreron I it
mm, That the Executive Board of the Florida School Food Service Association
does henby recouuem that:
l. Owe interested in adequate food sern cos for pupils at school resound that
the Congress snake surticunt tonne evnlable to enable all states to pay higher
school lunch niahursenen: rates. at least 51 per lunch. for Type A lunches
than they pay for 1/2 pint of nah. only. unoor me Soecial Milk Program, so that
the Special Hill: Pronrsn will serve to oosploaent the lunch program rather than
coupote with it.
2. These sane groups and others reconvene: that the innediate and long range fin-
ancial needs of the National School Lunch Prorm and the Special Milk Program
he studied by the apnropriato Congressional committee for the purpose or
deteneinim appropriations needed; and be it further
REOLVED, That a copy or these :GUOIUthnI be furnished to United States Sears-
tax-y of Agriculture. Florida o!ricials and agencies. Governor. Commons-n. State Super.
intentiont, Secntsry oi Agricultune. Agricultural Council, Dawson's Association, Dam
Products Association, Education Association. County Superintenth Association, and m;
heontive Board of the A.3.F.S.A. and State Association Presidents. and he pubnshgd in
Florida "School Lunch News".
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