Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS
Section 581-017-0711 - Competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Grant for Reimbursement of Oregon Foods: Definitions

(1) "Food processed in the State of Oregon" includes foods that were baked, frozen, ground, canned, or milled in the State of Oregon.

(2) "Food produced in the State of Oregon" includes but is not limited to foods that were grown, caught, harvested, or raised in the State of Oregon.

(3) "Minimally processed" means that the food product was processed in a manner that does not fundamentally alter the product and the product retains its inherent character. The term includes, but is not limited to, butchering livestock and poultry, cleaning fish, dicing meats, slicing produce, forming ground food products into patties, grinding meats, drying or dehydrating food products, and washing produce.

(4) "Provider of center-based programs for children" means a child care center certified by the Office of Child Care, a Head Start center, an Oregon prekindergarten program, a school district, or an education service district that both provides non-residential child care services to enrolled children and participates in the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program.

(5) "Public charter school" means a public charter school means an elementary or secondary school offering a comprehensive instructional program operating under a written agreement entered into between a sponsor and an applicant and operating pursuant to ORS 338.

(6) "Service institution" means a public or private nonprofit school, a public or private nonprofit residential summer camp, or other program sponsor that participates in the federal Summer Food Service Program.

(7) "School district" means an Oregon common school district, joint school district, union high school district, or a public charter school.