Assembly Bill A8345

2015-2016 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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2015-A8345 (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
2011-2012: A1268
2013-2014: A2914
2017-2018: A3299
2019-2020: A3433

2015-A8345 (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.

2015-A8345 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8345

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             August 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ, COOK, GLICK, ENGLEBRIGHT, RAMOS -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK, ROBINSON -- 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
CAMPAIGNS,  AND  IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES DESIGNED TO INCREASE
PARTICIPATION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04695-01-5

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