Section 4-10 - Financial Assistance Calculation and Payment (a) In order to qualify for food service financial assistance in the 2008-0 9 school year, a school district must: - (i) Report a funding deficit for the school year prior to the year of application; and,
- (ii) Have its application, as described in Section 9, approved by the Department.
(b) Financial assistance for each qualifying school district shall be based upon a statewide per meal reimbursement computed each year by the Department as follows: - (i) Compute the statewide food service program deficit for the applicable school year based upon each school district's reported deficit information as contained in Section 7 of these rules. The state match paid for each school district under the National School Lunch Act, U.S.C. 1751 et seq., shall be considered revenue and the statewide funding deficit shall be reduced by this amount. Any school district food service financial assistance revenue received in the prior year shall not be used to determine the funding deficit;
- (ii) From the amount computed under paragraph (i) of this subsection, subtract an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the computed statewide funding deficit under paragraph (i) of this subsection;
- (iii) The amount determined under paragraph (ii) of this subsection shall be divided by the number of qualifying meals reported by all school districts for the prior school year;
- (iv) Multiply the amount computed in paragraph (iii) of this subsection by the number of qualifying meals reported by the qualifying school district during the prior school year. The result is considered the food service financial assistance amount, and shall be paid by the Department to each school district not later than October 15 of the school year of application; and,
- (v) In the event the total food service financial assistance amounts computed in paragraph (iv) of this subsection exceed the appropriation, the Department shall make a pro-rata payment to each qualifying school district.
(c) The food service financial assistance amount paid to each school district shall only be spent on food service operations direct costs.
206-4 Wyo. Code R. § 4-10