81R3999 EAH-D
By: Lucio S.B. No. 910
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to free breakfast for certain public school students.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 33.901, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 33.901. BREAKFAST PROGRAMS. (a) If at least 10
percent of the students enrolled in one or more schools in a school
district or enrolled in an open-enrollment charter school are
eligible for free or reduced-price breakfasts under the national
school breakfast program provided for by the Child Nutrition Act of
1966 (42 U.S.C. Section 1773), the governing body of the district or
the open-enrollment charter school shall participate in the program
and make the benefits of the program available to all eligible
students in the schools or school.
(b) A school district campus or an open-enrollment charter
school participating in the national school breakfast program
provided by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. Section 1773)
shall provide a free breakfast to an elementary, middle, or junior
high school student eligible for a reduced-price breakfast under
the national program. The Department of Agriculture shall
reimburse the school district or open-enrollment charter school for
any lost revenue resulting from a free breakfast provided under
this subsection.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2009-2010
school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.