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INTRODUCTION

Organization and management involve the procedures for the documentation of staff time at the State level devoted to the various WIC functions, the evaluation and selection of local agencies, the documentation of local agency staffing standards and data, as well as disaster planning. The following sections provide a brief overview of the information that is required by federal regulations to be included in State Plans. The questions that follow are designed to assist the State agencies in submitting compliant State Plans for FNS approval. State agencies are encouraged to review each federal regulation in its entirety. A. State Staffing 7 CFR 246. 3(e), 246. 4(a)(4) and (24): describe the information relating to State level staff requirements and utilization as it relates to WIC Program functions and how the State agency will provide a drug-free workplace. B. Evaluation and Selection of Local Agencies 7 CFR 246. 4(a)(5)(i) and (7) and 246. 5: describe the procedures and criteria utilized in the selection and authorization of local agencies. C. Local Agency Staffing 7 CFR 246. 4(a)(4): describe the State staffing standards which apply to the selection of local agency staff and the means used by the State agency to track and analyze local level staffing data. D. Plan of Alternate Operating Procedures (Disaster Plan) 7 CFR 246. 4(a)(30) the plan of alternate operating procedures in preparation for a disaster and/or public health emergency.

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State Plan Checklist - ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 8/14/2026 Page 1

INTRODUCTION

Organization and management involve the procedures for the documentation of staff time at the State level devoted to the various WIC functions, the evaluation and selection of local agencies, the documentation of local agency staffing standards and data, as well as disaster planning. The following sections provide a brief overview of the information that is required by federal regulations to be included in State Plans. The questions that follow are designed to assist the State agencies in submitting compliant State Plans for FNS approval. State agencies are encouraged to review each federal regulation in its entirety. A. State Staffing 7 CFR 246. 3(e), 246. 4(a)(4) and (24): describe the information relating to State level staff requirements and utilization as it relates to WIC Program functions and how the State agency will provide a drug-free workplace. B. Evaluation and Selection of Local Agencies 7 CFR 246. 4(a)(5)(i) and (7) and 246. 5: describe the procedures and criteria utilized in the selection and authorization of local agencies. C. Local Agency Staffing 7 CFR 246. 4(a)(4): describe the State staffing standards which apply to the selection of local agency staff and the means used by the State agency to track and analyze local level staffing data. D. Plan of Alternate Operating Procedures (Disaster Plan) 7 CFR 246. 4(a)(30) the plan of alternate operating procedures in preparation for a disaster and/or public health emergency.