Like other nutrition programs around the world, Canada's Food Guide divides nutrition into four main food groups: vegetables and fruit, grain products, milk and alternatives, and meat and alternatives.
Therefore, it is in the school district's discretion to decide how long to keep such records. In keeping with the intent of 603 CMR 23.06, however, the time limit for destruction of the record should probably be not less than sixty years for a transcript and not more than five years for the temporary record.
The passing of Act 4 aligns the School Code with the new CPSL requirement and permits any of the three required background checks to be used by potential applicants for up to 5 years (i.e., 60 months). Currently, background check results are stored in the 3M Cogent online system for 1 year. Until a system retaining 5 years of data is in place, school administrators are permitted to accept applicants' paper copies of Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) reports that are between 1 and 5 years old.