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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 676

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Ebersole, Betrozoff, Grimm, Holland, Cantwell, Taylor and P. King; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Read first time 2/6/87 and referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to food services programs administered through the office of the superintendent of public instruction; and adding a new chapter to Title 28A RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.     The superintendent of public instruction is hereby authorized to receive and disburse federal funds made available by acts of congress for the assistance of private nonprofit organizations in providing food services to children and adults according to the provisions of 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1751 et seq., the national school lunch act as amended, and 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1771, et seq., the child nutrition act of 1966, as amended.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     All reasonably ascertainable costs of performing the duties assumed and performed under this chapter by either the superintendent of public instruction or another state or local governmental entity in support of the superintendent of public instruction's duties under this chapter shall be paid exclusively with federal funds and, if any, private gifts and grants.  The federal food services revolving fund is hereby established in the custody of the state treasurer.  The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall deposit in the fund federal funds received under section 1 of this act, recoveries of such funds, and gifts or grants made to the revolving fund.  Disbursements from the fund shall be on authorization of the superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee.  The fund is subject to the allotment procedure provided under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for disbursements.  The superintendent of public instruction is authorized to expend from the federal food services revolving fund such funds as are necessary to implement this chapter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.     The superintendent shall have the power to promulgate such rules in accordance with chapter 34.04 RCW as are necessary to implement this chapter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.     Sections 1 through 3 of this act shall constitute a new chapter in Title 28A RCW.