CHAPTER 301
SB 82-FN - FINAL VERSION
5Jun2019... 2145h
06/27/2019 2518CofC
2019 SESSION
19-0836
06/04
SENATE BILL 82-FN
AN ACT relative to school food and nutrition programs.
SPONSORS: Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Sen. Levesque, Dist 12; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Cavanaugh, Dist 16; Rep. K. Murray, Rock. 24; Rep. Wallner, Merr. 10; Rep. Weyler, Rock. 13
COMMITTEE: Finance
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires schools to make at least one free or reduced cost meal available to children who meet federal eligibility guidelines and increases reimbursement to schools offering breakfast at no cost to eligible students.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
5Jun2019... 2145h
06/27/2019 2518CofC 19-0836
06/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to school food and nutrition programs.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
301:1 School Boards; Food and Nutrition Programs. Amend RSA 189:11-a, I to read as follows:
I. Each school board shall make [a] at least one meal available during school hours to every pupil under its jurisdiction. Such meals 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] meets federal income eligibility guidelines. The state board of education shall [insure] ensure compliance with this section and shall establish minimum nutritional standards for such meals [and shall further establish] as well as income guidelines [setting forth] set for the [minimum] family size [annual income levels to be] used in determining eligibility for free and reduced price meals. 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.]
301:2 School Boards; Food and Nutrition Programs. Amend RSA 189:11-a, VII(b) to read as follows:
(b) Such school which demonstrates to the department of education that an approved school wellness policy, as required under the [Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004] Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Public Law 111-296, and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. section 1758b 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 3 cent reimbursement for each breakfast meal served to a pupil and an additional 27 cent reimbursement for each meal served to students eligible for a reduced price meal. The department of education shall request biennial appropriations in an amount sufficient to meet projected school breakfast reimbursements to ensure students eligible for reduced price meals are offered breakfast at no cost. The department of education shall prescribe forms as necessary under this paragraph.
301:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
Approved: August 05, 2019
Effective Date: July 01, 2019
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 5, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 7, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 3, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| April 18, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| May 2, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
| May 15, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| May 15, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| May 29, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| June 5, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
| June 13, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
| June 13, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
| June 27, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
| June 27, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
July 29, 2019: Signed by the Governor on 07/29/2019; Chapter 301; Effective 07/01/2019
June 27, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 06/27/2019); SJ 21
June 27, 2019: Enrolled 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 56
June 27, 2019: Conference Committee Report # 2019-2518c, Adopted, VV; 06/27/2019; SJ 21
June 27, 2019: Conference Committee Report 2518c: Adopted, VV 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 3
June 13, 2019: Conference Committee Report # 2019-2518c Filed 06/13/2019; As Amended by the House
June 13, 2019: Conference Committee Report # 2019-2518c Filed 06/13/2019; As Amended by the House
June 13, 2019: Conferee Change: Rep. Cornell Replaces Rep. Myler 06/13/2019 HJ 19 P. 20
June 17, 2019: Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/17/2019, 09:30 am, Room 100, SH
June 6, 2019: Speaker Appoints: Reps. Myler, Luneau, Ford, Weyler 06/06/2019 HJ 18 P. 45
June 13, 2019: House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Myler): MA VV 06/13/2019
June 6, 2019: House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Myler): MA VV 06/06/2019 HJ 18 P. 45
June 6, 2019: President Appoints: Senators D'Allesandro, Fuller Clark, Giuda; (In Recess 06/06/2019); SJ 20
June 6, 2019: Sen. D'Allesandro Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; (In Recess 06/06/2019); SJ 20
June 5, 2019: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-2145h: MA VV 06/05/2019 HJ 17 P. 60
June 5, 2019: Amendment # 2019-2145h: AA VV 06/05/2019 HJ 17 P. 60
June 5, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-2145h for 06/05/2019 (Vote 22-0; RC) HC 27 P. 14
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-2145h (Vote 22-0; RC)
May 29, 2019: Executive Session: 05/29/2019 10:00 am LOB 210-211
May 22, 2019: Division II Work Session: 05/22/2019 11:05 am LOB 209
May 21, 2019: Division II & III Work Session: 05/21/2019 11:30 am LOB 210-211
May 15, 2019: Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2019-1833h: 05/15/2019 10:00 am LOB 210-211 Division III & II
May 7, 2019: Division II Work Session: 05/07/2019 11:00 am LOB 209
May 15, 2019: Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2019-1833h: 05/15/2019 10:00 am LOB 210-211 Division III & II
May 2, 2019: Referred to Finance 05/02/2019 HJ 14 P. 11
May 2, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/02/2019 HJ 14 P. 11
May 7, 2019: Division II Work Session: 05/07/2019 11:00 am LOB 209
May 12, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/12/2019
May 2, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 05/02/2019 (Vote 15-3; RC) HC 22 P. 8
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 15-3; RC)
April 18, 2019: Executive Session: 04/18/2019 10:00 am LOB 207
April 3, 2019: Public Hearing: 04/03/2019 11:00 am LOB 207
March 20, 2019: Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Education HJ 11 P. 69
March 7, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/07/2019; SJ 7
March 7, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/07/2019; SC 12
Feb. 5, 2019: Hearing: 02/05/2019, Room 103, SH, 02:00 pm; SC 9
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Finance; SJ 4