Assembly Bill A1268

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of education to establish the school breakfast incentive program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A1268 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education
Laws Affected:
Add §3-a, Chap 537 of 1976
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4268
2013-2014: A2914
2015-2016: A8345
2017-2018: A3299
2019-2020: A3433

2011-A1268 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of education to establish the school breakfast incentive program to provide grants to eligible school buildings or programs that increase participation in the school breakfast program by removing barriers to participation.

2011-A1268 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1268

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ORTIZ, COOK, GLICK, ENGLEBRIGHT, HOYT, RAMOS,
  CASTRO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  CLARK,  PHEFFER,  ROBINSON,
  SWEENEY,  TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN ACT to amend chapter 537 of the laws of 1976, relating to a breakfast
  program for eligible pupils in certain school districts,  in  relation
  to establishing the school breakfast incentive program

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Chapter 537 of the laws of 1976, relating  to  a  breakfast
program  for  eligible pupils in certain school districts, is amended by
adding a new section 3-a to read as follows:
  S 3-A. THE SCHOOL BREAKFAST INCENTIVE PROGRAM (SBIP). A.  THE  COMMIS-
SIONER  OF EDUCATION IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH THE SCHOOL BREAK-
FAST INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GRANTS, SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE APPROPRI-
ATIONS,  TO  ELIGIBLE  SCHOOL  BUILDINGS  OR  DISTRICTS  THAT   INCREASE
PARTICIPATION  IN  THE  SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM BY REMOVING BARRIERS TO
PARTICIPATION. AN ELIGIBLE SCHOOL BUILDING OR  DISTRICT  IS  ANY  SCHOOL
BUILDING  OR  DISTRICT THAT OFFERED A BREAKFAST PROGRAM FOR AT LEAST ONE
YEAR PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR A GRANT  UNDER  THIS  PROGRAM.  ALL  ELIGIBLE
SCHOOLS  MAY  APPLY  FOR  SBIP  GRANTS,  BUT PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO
SCHOOLS WITH A HIGH  PERCENTAGE  OF  FREE  AND  REDUCED  PRICE  ELIGIBLE
STUDENTS  AND A LOW PERCENTAGE OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE
SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM.
  B. THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL DEVELOP REGULATIONS AND  CRITE-
RIA  FOR  AWARDING  GRANTS  UNDER  THIS  PROGRAM  BASED  ON THE LEVEL OF
INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN THE APPLICANT'S SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM  AND
THE REDUCTION IN BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
ENHANCING  THE  QUALITY  OF  MEALS SERVED, CONDUCTING PUBLIC INFORMATION

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03658-01-1

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