SB3819 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3819

Introduced 2/14/2020, by Sen. Christopher Belt

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 125/1	from Ch. 122, par. 712.1
105 ILCS 125/4	from Ch. 122, par. 712.4
105 ILCS 125/2.5 rep.
105 ILCS 125/5 rep.

Amends the School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act. In the definitions of "free breakfast program" and "free lunch program" removes references to needy children. Requires every public school to have a free breakfast program. Repeals provisions concerning a breakfast incentive program and applications for participation in programs.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act is amended by changing Sections 1 and 4 as follows:

(105 ILCS 125/1) (from Ch. 122, par. 712.1)

Sec. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act:

"School board" means school principal, directors, board of education and board of school inspectors of public and private schools.

"Welfare center" means an institution not otherwise receiving funds from any governmental agency, serving breakfasts or lunches to children of school age or under, in conformance with the authorized free breakfast program, school breakfast program, free lunch program, or school lunch program.

"Free breakfast program" means those programs through which school boards may supply needy children in their respective districts with free school breakfasts.

"Free lunch program" means those programs through which school boards supply all of the needy children in their respective districts with free school lunches.

"School breakfast program" means a school breakfast program that meets the requirements for school breakfast programs under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.).

"School lunch program" means a school lunch program that meets the requirements for school lunch programs under the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.).

"Comptroller" means Comptroller of the State of Illinois.

(Source: P.A. 91-843, eff. 6-22-00.)

(105 ILCS 125/4) (from Ch. 122, par. 712.4)

Sec. 4. Accounts; copies of menus served; free breakfast and free lunch program required; report. School boards and welfare centers shall keep an accurate, detailed and separate account of all moneys expended for school breakfast programs, school lunch programs, free breakfast programs, free lunch programs, and summer food service programs, and of the amounts for which they are reimbursed by any governmental agency, moneys received from students and from any other contributors to the program. School boards and welfare centers shall also keep on file a copy of all menus served under the programs, which together with all records of receipts and disbursements, shall be made available to representatives of the State Board of Education at any time.

Every public school must have a free breakfast program.

Every public school must have a free lunch program.

(Source: P.A. 96-158, eff. 8-7-09; 96-1423, eff. 8-3-10.)

(105 ILCS 125/2.5 rep.)

(105 ILCS 125/5 rep.)

Section 10. The School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act is amended by repealing Sections 2.5 and 5.