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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> of Lou�S DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> P.O. BOX 4368 <br /> BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> (225)219-5600 <br /> ` FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.eth is s.state.la,us <br /> March 7, 2022 <br /> James Graham <br /> Healthy School Foods Collaborative <br /> 701 Loyola Avenue, Suite 201 <br /> New Orleans, Louisiana 70113 <br /> Re: Docket No. 2022-030 <br /> Advisory Opinion <br /> Dear Mr. Graham: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its meeting on March 4, 2022, considered your request for an <br /> advisory opinion as to whether the Code of Governmental Ethics ("Code") would prohibit the <br /> Healthy School Foods Collaborative from contracting with both charter schools and third-party <br /> food service management companies. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> The Healthy- School Foods Collaborative ("HSFC") is a private, non-profit entity that provides <br /> food program consulting services to charter schools, school districts,private schools, and other <br /> community organizations. HSFC's expertise is in the administration of National School Lunch <br /> Programs, School Breakfast Programs, and Child and Adult Care Food Programs, all of which are <br /> funded through the United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA"). <br /> HSFC provides the following services to schools: assistance with the creation of a school food <br /> authority, point of sale software set-up and management, comprehensive audit support, wellness <br /> plan creation and implementation, request for procurement process management, assistance with <br /> the renewal of existing food service management contracts between the school and the third-party <br /> company, lunch application processing, organize documentation and support for the USDA Child <br /> Nutrition Program, assistance with implementation of summer school food service, and the <br /> implementation of after-school and snack reimbursement programs.All program requirements are <br /> dictated by the USDA. <br /> In addition to providing services to schools,HSFC would like to offer its services directly to third- <br /> party food service management companies, including companies that contract with its school <br /> clients. The proposed scope of services to be offered to food service management companies <br /> includes review of production records and pictures to ensure standards, as well as completion of <br /> on-site visits, trainings, and reviews. <br /> Page 1 of 2 (BD 2022-030) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />