103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2209
 
Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Christopher Belt
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
105 ILCS 126/18 new

     Amends the Childhood Hunger Relief Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education shall award grants of up to $5,000 per school site on a competitive basis to eligible school districts, regional superintendents of schools, or entities approved by the State Board of Education for nonrecurring expenses incurred in initiating a school breakfast after the bell program. Sets forth what the grants may be used for and who gets preference for a grant.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Childhood Hunger
Relief Act is amended  by 
5adding Section 18 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 126/18 new)
7    Sec. 18. Breakfast after the bell grant program.
8    (a) Subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education 
9shall award grants of up to $5,000 per school site on a 
10competitive basis to eligible school districts, regional 
11superintendents of schools, or entities approved by the State 
12Board of Education for nonrecurring expenses incurred in 
13initiating a school breakfast program under Section 16.
14    Grants awarded under this Section shall be used for 
15nonrecurring costs of initiating a breakfast after the bell 
16program, including the acquisition of equipment, training of 
17staff in new capacities, outreach efforts to publicize new or 
18expanded school breakfast programs, minor alterations to 
19accommodate new equipment, computer point-of-service systems 
20for food service, and the purchase of vehicles for 
21transporting food to schools. Grant funds may not be used for 
22the salaries and benefits of staff, food, computers, except 
23computer point-of-service systems, or capital outlay.
 
 
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1    (b) In making grant awards under this Section in any 
2fiscal year, the State Board of Education shall give a 
3preference to school districts and regional superintendents of 
4schools that do all of the following:
5        (1) Submit to the State Board of Education a plan to 
6    start or expand school breakfast programs in the school 
7    district or the educational service region, including a 
8    description of the following:
9            (A) the manner in which the school district or 
10        regional superintendent of schools will provide 
11        technical assistance and funding to school sites to 
12        expand school breakfast programs;
13            (B) the nonrecurring expenses needed to initiate a 
14        school breakfast program; and
15            (C) public or private resources that have been 
16        assembled to carry out expansion of school breakfast 
17        programs during the school year.
18        (2) Agree to operate a school breakfast program for a 
19    period of not less than 3 school years.
20        (3) Ensure that the expenditure of funds from State 
21    and local resources for the maintenance of a school 
22    breakfast program are not diminished as a result of a 
23    grant award received under this Section.