Minnesota Administrative Rules

4617.0030 LOCAL AGENCY AGREEMENTS.

Subpart 1.

State agreements.

To administer the WIC program, a local agency must have a written agreement with the commissioner. The agreement must:

A.

contain the signature of a representative of the local agency who is authorized to legally bind the agency;

B.

contain the provisions required by Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 246.6, paragraph (b), as amended;

C.

be consistent with this chapter and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, part 246, as amended;

D.

contain a nondiscrimination clause regarding employment practices and the delivery of program benefits to eligible or potentially eligible participants that is consistent with the following statutes and the regulations adopted under them:

(1)

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, United States Code, title 42, sections 2000d to 2000d-4a, as amended;

(2)

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, United States Code, title 20, sections 1681 to 1688, as amended;

(3)

section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, United States Code, title 29, section 794, as amended;

(4)

the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, United States Code, title 42, sections 6101 to 6107, as amended; and

(5)

the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, United States Code, title 42, sections 12101 to 12213, as amended;

E.

require the local agency to obtain written consent from the commissioner to implement a change to the application submitted under part 4617.0010;

F.

provide assurances that no conflict of interest exists between the local agency and a vendor or the local agency and the commissioner;

G.

specify beginning and ending dates of the agreement; and

H.

contain a statement that the local agency agrees to develop a nutrition education plan which:

(1)

is consistent with Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 246.11, paragraph (d)(2), as amended;

(2)

includes the criteria used to select participants for high-risk nutrition education; and

(3)

includes the criteria the local agency uses to determine which participants will receive an individual nutrition care plan.

Subp. 2.

[Repealed, 29 SR 1202]

Subp. 3.

[Repealed, 29 SR 1202]

Statutory Authority:

MS s 144.11; 145.891 to 145.897

History:

14 SR 164; 19 SR 2089; 29 SR 1202

Published Electronically:

October 11, 2007