Revision: Feb. 9, 2023, 4:24 p.m.
Rep. Ellison, Merr. 28
January 27, 2023
2023-0170h
10/05
Amendment to HB 429-FN-LOCAL
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT requiring the offering of breakfast and lunch in all school districts.
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 Schools; Food and Nutrition Programs. Amend RSA 189:11-a, I to read as follows:
I. Each school board shall make [at least one meal] breakfast and lunch available during school hours to every pupil under its jurisdiction. Such meals shall be served without cost or at a reduced cost to any child who meets federal income eligibility guidelines. The state board of education shall ensure compliance with this section and shall establish minimum nutritional standards for such meals as well as income guidelines set for the family size 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.]
2 Schools; Food and Nutrition Programs. Amend RSA 189:11-a, VII(a) to read as follows:
VII.(a) Each school district [which participates] shall participate in the National School Breakfast Program unless the school district is granted a waiver by the department to implement its own breakfast/lunch program, for which the school district shall comply with the minimum nutritional standards for such meals as well as income guidelines set for the family size used in determining eligibility. Each school district shall maintain annual statistics on the number of breakfast meals served to pupils.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.
2023-0170h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires school districts to offer both breakfast and lunch programs to students, and allows a district to receive a waiver if it implements its own breakfast/lunch program.