95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB1964

 

Introduced 2/23/2007, by Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 126/20

    Amends the Childhood Hunger Relief Act. Requires the State Board of Education to promulgate a State plan for summer food service programs by June 1, 2007 (instead of by January 15, 2006). Provides that on or before April 15, 2008, a school district must promulgate a plan to have a summer food service program for each school in which at least 50% of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals, and provides that the plan must be implemented during the summer of 2008 (now, certain boards of education are strongly encouraged to operate a summer food service program or identify a non-profit or private agency to sponsor a summer food service program). Provides that if the school district has one or more elementary schools that qualify, the summer food service program must be operated within 5 miles of at least one of the elementary schools and within 10 miles of the other elementary schools, if any. Provides that if a school is not open during the summer months, the school district may identify a not-for-profit entity that is willing to sponsor a summer food service program serving school-aged children in the surrounding school area and may provide assistance to the entity in documenting the number of children in the area who are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals. Provides that summer food service programs shall (instead of may) be supported by federal funds and commodities and other available State and local resources. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning education.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Childhood Hunger Relief Act is amended by
5 changing Section 20 as follows:
 
6     (105 ILCS 126/20)
7     Sec. 20. Summer food service program.
8     (a) The State Board of Education shall promulgate a State
9 plan for summer food service programs, in accordance with 42
10 U.S.C. Sec. 1761 and any other applicable federal laws and
11 regulations, by June 1, 2007 January 15, 2006.
12     (b) On or before April 15, 2008, a school district must
13 promulgate a plan to have a summer food service program for
14 each school in which at least 50% of the students are eligible
15 for free or reduced-price school meals. The plan must be
16 implemented during the summer of 2008. If the school district
17 has one or more elementary schools that qualify, the summer
18 food service program must be operated within 5 miles of at
19 least one of the elementary schools and within 10 miles of the
20 other elementary schools, if any. If a school is not open
21 during the summer months, the school district may identify a
22 not-for-profit entity that is willing to sponsor a summer food
23 service program serving school-aged children in the

 

 

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1 surrounding school area and may provide assistance to the
2 entity in documenting the number of children in the area who
3 are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals. By the
4 summer of 2006 and then each summer thereafter, it is strongly
5 encouraged that the board of education of each school district
6 in this State in which at least 50% of the students are
7 eligible for free or reduced-price school meals operate a
8 summer food service program or identify a non-profit or private
9 agency to sponsor a summer food service program within the
10 school district's boundaries.
11     (c) Summer food service programs established under this
12 Section shall may be supported by federal funds and commodities
13 and other available State and local resources.
14 (Source: P.A. 93-1086, eff. 2-15-05.)
 
15     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16 becoming law.