Food and Nutrition Service Proposed Regulations
The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981 required that final regulations be made available by November 11, 1981–90 days after the act’s signing into law— and assigned the US Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service with proposing regulations to carry out the act’s requirements. At the time the act became law, over 26 million children in 94,000 schools participated in the National School Lunch Plan. Of the participating students, 38 percent received free meals, 7 percent received reduced-price meals, and over half (55 percent) paid full cost.
As requested in Section 818 of the act, such proposed regulations had to be based on a full review of all potential cost saving opportunities that local school districts could implement. The administrator and staff of the Food and Nutrition Service participated in a countrywide fact-finding mission, interviewing local school lunch administrators to discuss cost-effective options that gave them more flexibility in meal planning. In his testimony before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education on September 17, 1981, FNS Administrator G. William Hoagland described the ongoing frustration expressed by local school lunch administrators in having to adhere to strict guidelines in what foods to serve. “This is not a homogeneous nation. It is a compendium of likes and tastes," he said. Hoagland stated that the resulting proposed regulations reflected the opinions and needs communicated by local school districts.
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