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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 739 FILED ON: 1/13/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 700 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Danillo A. Sena |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act to provide universal school meals to commonwealth virtual schools. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Danillo A. Sena37th Middlesex1/13/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 739 FILED ON: 1/13/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 700 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Sena of Acton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 700) of Danillo A. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Sena for legislation to provide universal school meals to commonwealth virtual schools. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Education. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act to provide universal school meals to commonwealth virtual schools. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Section 94 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 (v) The board shall require commonwealth virtual schools to make free lunches available |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4to all students regardless of household income. Virtual schools shall maximize access to federal |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5funds for the cost of breakfast and lunch by adopting: (i) the federal Community Eligibility |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6Provision or Provision 2, pursuant to section 72A; or (ii) other applicable federal provisions, |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7including, but not limited to, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Public Law 111-296. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8The department shall reimburse the difference between the amount paid by the United States |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9Department of Agriculture and the free rate as set annually by the United States Secretary of |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10Agriculture under 42 U.S.C. 1759a for each school. |
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