Bill Text: NY A03299 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to education [A03299 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A03299-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3299
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 27, 2017
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        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:
     1    Section 1. Chapter 537 of the laws of 1976, relating  to  a  breakfast
     2  program  for  eligible pupils in certain school districts, is amended by
     3  adding a new section 3-a to read as follows:
     4    § 3-a. The school breakfast incentive program (SBIP). a.  The  commis-
     5  sioner  of education is hereby authorized to establish the school break-
     6  fast incentive program to provide grants, subject to available appropri-
     7  ations,  to  eligible  school  buildings  or  districts  that   increase
     8  participation  in  the  school breakfast program by removing barriers to
     9  participation. An eligible school building or  district  is  any  school
    10  building  or  district that offered a breakfast program for at least one
    11  year prior to applying for a grant  under  this  program.  All  eligible
    12  schools  may  apply  for  SBIP  grants,  but preference will be given to
    13  schools with a high  percentage  of  free  and  reduced  price  eligible
    14  students  and a low percentage of eligible students participating in the
    15  school breakfast program.
    16    b. The commissioner of education shall develop regulations and  crite-
    17  ria  for  awarding  grants  under  this  program  based  on the level of
    18  increased participation in the applicant's school breakfast program  and
    19  the reduction in barriers to participation, including but not limited to
    20  enhancing  the  quality  of  meals served, conducting public information
    21  campaigns, and implementing innovative strategies designed  to  increase
    22  participation.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    c. i. School districts seeking SBIP funds must submit an annual appli-
     2  cation  for  funds under the school breakfast incentive program on forms
     3  prescribed by the commissioner of education.
     4    ii. Schools may receive incentive program funds more than once contin-
     5  gent  upon  their  ability  to increase their pupil participation in the
     6  breakfast program with such funds and  upon  the  availability  of  such
     7  funds.
     8    d.  Funds  received  by  a school district under this program shall be
     9  considered separate and apart from any  state  funds  received  for  the
    10  reimbursement of meals under the National School Lunch Program or Break-
    11  fast Program and separate from the provisions of chapter 798 of the laws
    12  of  1980  relating  to  full  cost  state  reimbursement  for  breakfast
    13  programs.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.