Revision: Jan. 9, 2018, 8:36 a.m.
SB 526-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-3020
06/03
SENATE BILL 526-FN
AN ACT relative to school breakfast programs.
SPONSORS: Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Rep. LeBrun, Hills. 32; Rep. Wallner, Merr. 10; Rep. Gile, Merr. 27; Rep. Eaton, Ches. 3
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires each school board to provide a free breakfast during school hours to any child under its jurisdiction.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-3020
06/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to school breakfast programs.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Food and Nutrition Programs in Schools. Amend RSA 189:11-a, I to read as follows:
I. Each school board shall make [a meal] breakfast available during school hours to every pupil under its jurisdiction. Such [meals] breakfast shall be served without cost [or at a reduced cost] to any [needy] child [who is unable to pay the full cost of said meals]. The state board of education shall insure compliance with this section and shall establish minimum nutritional standards for such [meals and shall further establish income guidelines setting forth the minimum family size annual income levels to be used in determining eligibility for free and reduced price meals] breakfast. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the operation of both a breakfast and lunch program in the same school. Further any requirement of this section which conflicts with any federal statute or regulation may be waived by the state board of education.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
18-3020
1/3/18
SB 526-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to school breakfast programs.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other | |||
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Revenue | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
Expenditures | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
METHODOLOGY:
This bill requires school districts to provide a free breakfast to all students. The exact cost of this bill cannot be calculated for each district as there are too many unknown variables (e.g., current breakfast offering, staffing requirements, etc.…), however, for informational purposes, the Department of Education has provided the following statewide data:
Student Data as of October 1, 2017 | |
Total K-12 Students | 181,634 |
Total K-12 Free and Reduced Meal Eligible | 44,623 |
Total Free | 37,520 |
Total Reduced | 7,103 |
Average Breakfast Meal Price | $1.75 |
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Federal Free Breakfast Reimbursement Rate | $1.75 |
Federal Reduced Breakfast Reimbursement Rate | $1.45 |
Federal Paid Breakfast Reimbursement Rate | $0.30 |
Total Cost of Breakfast | $57,214,710 |
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Less: Federal Offsets |
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Federal Free | ($11,818,800) |
Federal Reduced | ($1,853,883) |
Federal Paid | ($7,398,594) |
Total Federal Offsets | ($21,071,277) |
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Net | $36,143,433 |
Pursuant to RSA 189:11-a, schools which demonstrate to the Department of Education that an approved school wellness policy, as required under the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, is in effect, and that such school is providing breakfast meals to pupils that meet or exceed the United States Department of Agriculture's child nutrition criteria may apply for and receive a three cent reimbursement for each breakfast meal served to a pupil. To the extent more schools are offering breakfast and seeking the three cent reimbursement, state general fund expenditures and local revenue will increase.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Education