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  1. Certain baby items getting permanent sales tax exemption in Florida, Florida’s permanent sales tax exemption on certain baby and toddler items, including strollers, cribs, diapers, and baby wipes, went into effect Saturday, July 1. FOX 13, Tampa

  2. The USDA has released the Reimbursement Rates for 2023-2024. Rates are effective from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.  The Keep Kids Fed Act (KKFA) expired on June 30, 2023. Therefore, the temporary funding of an additional 10 cents per meal and snack is no longer available. In addition, Tier II family or group day care homes will return to Tier II reimbursement rates rather than receive the Tier I rates they received while the KKFA was in effect. National CACFP Sponsors Association, July 7, 2023

  3. Office of Head Start (OHS) Webcast: Whistleblower Protection Overview Wednesday, July 12, 2023, @ 2:00 PM, Join the Office of Inspector General for information and training about what are whistleblower protections, who is protected, how retaliation investigations are conducted, and the role of agency contract and grant managers in the whistleblowing process.

Please visit our WYNTK resource webpage, which is updated regularly, and the FHSA events list for more information. If there is something else you need guidance on, let us know - we will continue to work with state agencies and partners to answer your questions.  

Sincerely, 

Wanda Minick 
Executive Director 
FHSA  

Florida Head Start Association

111 N. Gadsden Street, Suite 200
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 694-6477
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www.FLHeadStart.org