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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *hb0514* | |
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| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 514 | |
| 11 | 8 | F1 3lr2930 | |
| 12 | - | CF | |
| 9 | + | CF 3lr1621 | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Delegates Solomon, Charkoudian, Foley, Fraser –Hidalgo, Guyton, Love, | |
| 14 | 11 | Mireku–North, Palakovich Carr, Qi, Shetty, Stewart, Terrasa, and Vogel | |
| 15 | 12 | Introduced and read first time: February 1, 2023 | |
| 16 | 13 | Assigned to: Appropriations | |
| 17 | - | Committee Report: Favorable | |
| 18 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 19 | - | Read second time: March 24, 2023 | |
| 20 | 14 | ||
| 21 | - | ||
| 15 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 22 | 16 | ||
| 23 | 17 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 24 | 18 | ||
| 25 | 19 | Education – Maryland Meals for Achievement In –Classroom Breakfast Program 2 | |
| 26 | 20 | – Annual Appropriation 3 | |
| 27 | 21 | ||
| 28 | 22 | FOR the purpose of increasing a certain appropriation required by the Governor for the 4 | |
| 29 | 23 | Maryland Meals for Achievement In–Classroom Breakfast Program; and generally 5 | |
| 30 | 24 | relating to the Maryland Meals for Achievement In–Classroom Breakfast Program. 6 | |
| 31 | 25 | ||
| 32 | 26 | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7 | |
| 33 | 27 | Article – Education 8 | |
| 34 | 28 | Section 7–704(a) through (c), (e), and (f) 9 | |
| 35 | 29 | Annotated Code of Maryland 10 | |
| 36 | 30 | (2022 Replacement Volume) 11 | |
| 37 | 31 | ||
| 38 | 32 | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12 | |
| 39 | 33 | Article – Education 13 | |
| 40 | 34 | Section 7–704(j) 14 | |
| 41 | 35 | Annotated Code of Maryland 15 | |
| 42 | 36 | (2022 Replacement Volume) 16 | |
| 43 | 37 | ||
| 44 | 38 | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17 | |
| 45 | 39 | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18 | |
| 46 | 40 | ||
| 47 | 41 | Article – Education 19 | |
| 48 | - | 2 HOUSE BILL 514 | |
| 42 | + | ||
| 43 | + | 7–704. 20 | |
| 44 | + | ||
| 45 | + | (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 21 | |
| 46 | + | ||
| 47 | + | (2) “Program” means the Maryland Meals for Achievement In–Classroom 22 | |
| 48 | + | Breakfast Program. 23 2 HOUSE BILL 514 | |
| 49 | 49 | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 51 | - | 7–704. 1 | |
| 52 | 51 | ||
| 53 | - | ( | |
| 52 | + | (3) “Secondary schools” includes middle schools and high schools. 1 | |
| 54 | 53 | ||
| 55 | - | ( | |
| 56 | - | Breakfast Program. | |
| 54 | + | (b) (1) There is a school breakfast program in the State, known as the 2 | |
| 55 | + | Maryland Meals for Achievement In–Classroom Breakfast Program. 3 | |
| 57 | 56 | ||
| 58 | - | (3) “Secondary schools” includes middle schools and high schools. 5 | |
| 57 | + | (2) The Program is a joint effort of the Department and the county boards 4 | |
| 58 | + | or sponsoring agencies for eligible nonpublic schools. 5 | |
| 59 | 59 | ||
| 60 | - | ( | |
| 61 | - | ||
| 60 | + | (c) (1) The purpose of the Program is to provide funding for a school that 6 | |
| 61 | + | makes an in–classroom breakfast available to all students in the school. 7 | |
| 62 | 62 | ||
| 63 | - | (2) The | |
| 64 | - | ||
| 63 | + | (2) The funding is intended to complement the funding received by a school 8 | |
| 64 | + | from the federal government for a school breakfast program. 9 | |
| 65 | 65 | ||
| 66 | - | (c) (1) The purpose of the Program is to provide funding for a school that 10 | |
| 67 | - | makes an in–classroom breakfast available to all students in the school. 11 | |
| 66 | + | (e) (1) If a school that participates in the Program has less than 40% of the 10 | |
| 67 | + | registered students eligible for the federal free or reduced price meal plan, the school shall 11 | |
| 68 | + | remain eligible to participate in the Program for 1 year. 12 | |
| 68 | 69 | ||
| 69 | - | (2) The funding is intended to complement the funding received by a school 12 | |
| 70 | - | from the federal government for a school breakfast program. 13 | |
| 70 | + | (2) If, after 1 year, the school’s percent of registered students eligible for 13 | |
| 71 | + | the federal free or reduced price meal plan is less than 40%, the school is no longer eligible 14 | |
| 72 | + | to participate in the Program. 15 | |
| 71 | 73 | ||
| 72 | - | (e) (1) If a school that participates in the Program has less than 40% of the 14 | |
| 73 | - | registered students eligible for the federal free or reduced price meal plan, the school shall 15 | |
| 74 | - | remain eligible to participate in the Program for 1 year. 16 | |
| 74 | + | (f) A county board or a sponsoring agency for an eligible nonpublic school shall: 16 | |
| 75 | 75 | ||
| 76 | - | (2) If, after 1 year, the school’s percent of registered students eligible for 17 | |
| 77 | - | the federal free or reduced price meal plan is less than 40%, the school is no longer eligible 18 | |
| 78 | - | to participate in the Program. 19 | |
| 76 | + | (1) Apply to the Department for funds for schools within the jurisdiction of 17 | |
| 77 | + | the board or for schools that are under the sponsoring agency that: 18 | |
| 79 | 78 | ||
| 80 | - | ( | |
| 79 | + | (i) Are eligible to participate in the Program; and 19 | |
| 81 | 80 | ||
| 82 | - | ( | |
| 83 | - | the | |
| 81 | + | (ii) Apply to the board or to the sponsoring agency to participate in 20 | |
| 82 | + | the Program; and 21 | |
| 84 | 83 | ||
| 85 | - | (i) Are eligible to participate in the Program; and 23 | |
| 84 | + | (2) Submit an annual report to the Department on the Program, including 22 | |
| 85 | + | the manner in which the funds have been expended. 23 | |
| 86 | 86 | ||
| 87 | - | ( | |
| 88 | - | the Program | |
| 87 | + | (j) The Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of 24 | |
| 88 | + | [$7,550,000] $12,050,000 to the Program. 25 | |
| 89 | 89 | ||
| 90 | - | (2) Submit an annual report to the Department on the Program, including 26 | |
| 91 | - | the manner in which the funds have been expended. 27 | |
| 92 | - | ||
| 93 | - | (j) The Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of 28 | |
| 94 | - | [$7,550,000] $12,050,000 to the Program. 29 | |
| 95 | - | ||
| 96 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 30 | |
| 97 | - | 1, 2023. 31 HOUSE BILL 514 3 | |
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| 99 | - | ||
| 90 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 26 | |
| 91 | + | 1, 2023. 27 | |
| 100 | 92 |