Sec. 111. Compliance and accountability
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Section 22 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1769c ) is amended— in subsection (a)— by striking
(1)and inserting In general .—There shall be There shall be ; and by redesignating subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)as paragraphs
(1)and (2), respectively, and indenting appropriately; in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1)(C)(i), by striking 3-year cycle and inserting 5-year cycle ; by redesignating paragraphs
(4)through
(6)as paragraphs
(5)through (7), respectively; by striking paragraph
(3)and inserting the following: Each State agency shall work with the local educational agencies that have the highest rates of certification errors according to the verification process under section 9(a)(D) to develop an error reduction plan and monitor implementation of the plan over the remainder of the review cycle. Each error reduction plan shall include— specific measures that the local educational agency shall take to reduce certification errors, including at a minimum— increasing the standard verification sample size, except such increase shall not result in a verification sample size of more than 15 percent; improvements in the application; the use of technology to minimize opportunities for error; and enhanced training and oversight of staff involved in the certification and verification process; a timeline for the local educational agency to implement those measures within the review cycle; annual goals for reductions in certification errors; technical assistance to be provided by the State agency; and working with an educational service agency to help conduct the verification process and other aspects of the program as necessary to help reduce errors in the administration of the program. Each State agency shall— assist the local educational agencies identified under subparagraph
(D)with developing an error reduction plan that complies with subparagraph (B); provide technical assistance as described in the error reduction plan under subparagraph (B)(iv); conduct annual reviews focused on the direct certification, application, certification, verification, meal counting, and meal claiming processes; and report annually to the Secretary on the progress of the State in reducing errors. Each State agency shall select up to 10 percent of the local educational agencies in the State to develop an error reduction plan. The percentage of local educational agencies selected under clause
(i)shall not be comprised of more than 50 percent of small local educational agencies, as determined by the Secretary. In selecting local educational agencies under this paragraph, certification error shall be assessed based on a measure determined by the Secretary that considers— the results of the reviews conducted under paragraph
(1)and the percentage of household applications verified under section 9(b)(3)(D)(i) that had the level of benefits changed as a result of information obtained during the verification process, excluding benefit terminations resulting from not obtaining information during household verification conducted under section 9(b)(3)(G). If a local educational agency is determined to be in the top 20 percent of local educational agencies in the State, as determined by the State under subparagraph (B), the sample size under section 9(b)(3)(D)(i)(II) shall be a verification sample size of 2.5 percent. The State shall determine whether a local educational agency is in the top 20 percent of local educational agencies in the State by considering error rates, confirmation rates, non-response rates, response rates, and other factors as necessary to make such determination. ; and in paragraph
(6)(as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), in subparagraph (A), by striking paragraph
(4)each place it appears and inserting paragraph
(5); and in subsection (d), by striking 2011 through 2015 and inserting 2017 through 2021 .
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