Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 61-10-3 - State-Funded Institution Liaisons3.1. No later than September 1, 2019, each state-funded institution shall appoint an individual to serve as primary liaison to the Department for purposes of providing information to monitor and ensure compliance with the Fresh Food Act. 3.1.a. An individual may serve as the primary liaison for one or more state-funded institutions, so long as he or she has access to the required information to perform the functions of the role.3.1.b. Each state-funded institution shall annually review and, if necessary, update its primary liaison with the Department.3.1.c. Compliance with this registration requirement is a prerequisite for a state-funded institution to obtain a phase-in waiver from full compliance with the requirements of the Act for Fiscal Year 2020, as provided in section 6.2 below.3.2. A state-funded institution is exempt from this requirement only if the state-funded institution has not purchased, either directly or indirectly, food in the immediately preceding ten years.3.2.a. To qualify for this exemption, the state-funded institution must notify the Department of their claimed eligibility no later than September 1, 2019.3.2.b. The Department retains final authority to determine whether a state-funded institution is eligible for this exemption.