Terms Used In Florida Statutes 595.501

  • Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See Florida Statutes 595.402
  • person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
  • Program: means any one or more of the school food and nutrition service programs that the department has responsibility over including, but not limited to, the National School Lunch Program, the Special Milk Program, the School Breakfast Program, the Summer Food Service Program, the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, and any other program that relates to school nutrition. See Florida Statutes 595.402
  • Sponsor: means any entity that is conducting a program under a current agreement with the department. See Florida Statutes 595.402

(1) When a corrective action plan is issued by the department or a federal agency, each sponsor is required to complete the corrective action plan to be in compliance with the program.
(2) Any person or sponsor that violates any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted thereunder or otherwise does not comply with the program is subject to a suspension or revocation of their agreement, loss of reimbursement, or a financial penalty in accordance with federal or state law, or both. This section does not restrict the applicability of any other law.