DiNapoli: Participation in New York's 30% School Lunch Reimbursement Program Can Be Increased With Improved Administration
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets’ (Ag & Markets) initiative to reimburse school districts at a higher rate if at least 30% of the costs for lunch is spent on eligible New York produced and processed food is growing, but it could better meet its objectives if some administrative burdens were addressed, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.