Assembly Bill A3433

2019-2020 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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2019-A3433 (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
2015-2016: A8345
2017-2018: A3299

2019-A3433 (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.

2019-A3433 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3433
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. ORTIZ, COOK, GLICK, ENGLEBRIGHT, RAMOS -- 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:
   § 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.
                                                            LBD07230-01-9

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