HB285--BREAKFASTAFTERTHEBELL
SPONSOR: Proudie
Thisbillrequiresapublicorcharterschooltooffer"breakfast
afterthebell"asdefinedinthebillbeginninginthe2025-26
schoolyearif70%ormoreoftheschool'sstudentswereeligible
forfreeorreducedpricemealsinthepreviousyear,theschool
usestheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgricultureCommunity
EligibilityOption,ortheschoolhasanindividualsitepercentage
forfreeorreducedpricemealsof70%ormoreandisaProvision2
schoolasdescribedin7CFR245.9.
Anyschoolinwhich70%ormoreofitsstudentswhoareeligible
forfreeorreducedpricemealsarealreadyparticipatinginthe
SchoolBreakfastProgramwillnotberequiredtoofferbreakfast
afterthebell.
Ifaschoolinitiallyrequiredtoofferbreakfastafterthebell
fallsbelowthe70%thresholdtheschoolmustcontinuetooffer
breakfastafterthebellfortwoconsecutiveyearsandifduring
thesecondyeartheschooldoesnotmeettherequirementsthe
schoolmaystopservingbreakfastafterthebillattheendofthe
two-yearperiod.Iftheschoolbecomeseligibletheymustbegin
servingbreakfastafterthebill.
Schoolsmustofferbreakfastafterthebelltoallstudentsinthe
school,includingstudentswhoarrivelateorbyadifferentmode
oftransportation thanmoststudents.Schoolsmaychooseaservice
modelthatbestsuitstheirstudents,includingbreakfastinthe
classroomorbreakfastafterfirstperiod.
Schoolscannotberequiredtoofferbreakfastafterthebellif
theFederalper-mealreimbursements forfreeorreducedprice
breakfastsaredecreasedbelow2025levelsoriftheprogramis
eliminatedbyCongress.
ThebillalsorequirestheDepartmentofElementaryandSecondary
Educationtonotifyschoolsrequiredtoofferbreakfastafterthe
bell;recognizeupto15minutesspentbystudentsconsuming
breakfastasinstructionaltimeifthestudentsreceiveinstruction
whileconsumingbreakfastintheclassroom;assistschoolsas
specifiedinthebill;collectinformationasspecifiedinthe
bill;andsubmitareporteachyearonorbeforeDecember31st,to
theGeneralAssemblyontheimplementation andeffectivenessofthe
provisionsofthebill.
ThisbillissimilartoHB1899(2024)andtoHB446(2023).