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It states that only SFAs with a negative balance in the nonprofit school food service account as of June 30, 2024 must establish paid lunch prices, while SFAs with positive or zero balances are exempt from PLE pricing. 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There are two ways to meet this requirement: annually raise the prices charged for paid lunches or providing equivalent amount of funds from nonfederal sources to the nonprofit school food service account.  \nUnder the 2025 Appropriations Act, for SY 2025-2026 , only SFAs that had a negative balance in the nonprofit school food service account as of June 30, 2024 , shall be required to establish a price for paid lunches served through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) in accordance with section 12(p) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) (42 U.S.C. 1760(p)) . Consistent with the terms of the Appropriations Act, this memorandum provides notice that any SFA with a positive or zero balance in its nonprofit school food service account as of June 30, 2024 , is exempt from paid lunch equity pricing requirements found at 7 CFR 210 . 14(e) for SY 2025- 2026. The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will be providing additional guidance for SFAs that are required to comply with the paid lunch equity provision during SY 2025- 2026.  \nUsing the form below, the School Food Authority must provide the balance in their nonprofit food service account as of June 30, 2024 to be considered for the exemption. Documentation should be maintained with this exemption in order to validate this balance for the School Food Authority. This documentation may be reviewed by the State Agency during a Resource Management Review. Please be aware that the USDA may seek additional information on the financial standing of the School Food Authority approved for exemptions in order to inform future policy considerations.  \n***This Paid Lunch Equity Exemption may NOT be used as a corrective action plan to previous citations under the Paid Lunch Equity requirements. ***  \nWhen completed, please email completed and signed [information to](information to PLEexemption@isbe.net)[ ](information to PLEexemption@isbe.net)[PLEexemption@isbe.net](information to PLEexemption@isbe.net)  \nPaid Lunch Equity Exemption Request for SY2025-26 Illinois State Board of Education, Nutrition Department  \n\n| School Food Authority (District/School Name): | Agreement/RCDT\\# (00-000-000-00): |\n| --- | --- |\n| Contact Person: | Contact Phone: |\n| City: | Contact Email: |\n\n1. Provide the balance in the nonprofit food service account as of June 30, 2024  \nBalance as of June 30, 2024  \nName of Authorized Representative Signature of Authorized Representative Date  \n***This Paid Lunch Equity Exemption may NOT be used as a corrective action plan to previous citations under the Paid Lunch Equity requirements. ***","cbCaisXYoe3zaKEH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisXYoe3zaKEH","pdf",170597,"English","# Paid Lunch Equity (PLE) requirement overview\n## SY 2025-2026 exemption criteria under the 2025 Appropriations Act\n## Required submission and documentation instructions\n## Important limitation and request form fields","[{\"question\":\"Which School Food Authorities must establish paid lunch prices for SY 2025–2026?\",\"answer\":\"Only SFAs with a negative balance in the nonprofit school food service account as of June 30, 2024 must establish paid lunch prices under section 12(p) of the NSLA.\"},{\"question\":\"Are SFAs with a positive or zero balance exempt from PLE pricing requirements for SY 2025–2026?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. The memorandum states that any SFA with a positive or zero balance as of June 30, 2024 is exempt from the PLE pricing requirements found at 7 CFR 210.14(e).\"},{\"question\":\"Can the PLE exemption be used as a corrective action plan for prior citations?\",\"answer\":\"No. The document explicitly states that this Paid Lunch Equity Exemption may NOT be used as a corrective action plan to previous citations under the PLE requirements.\"}]","SY2025-26 Paid Lunch Equity Exemption Request Form - Illinois | PDF",1791604357]