California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

AB 2527 — School breakfast and morning snacks: nonschoolaged children and guardians.

Last action — Re-referred to Com. on ED.

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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Existing law requires a school district, county superintendent of schools, or charter school maintaining kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, to provide a needy pupil with one nutritionally adequate free or reduced-price meal during each schoolday, and authorizes a school district or county office of education to use funds available from any federal program, including the federal School Breakfast Program, to comply with that requirement. Existing law generally requires a school district or a county superintendent of schools to provide breakfast and lunch free of charge to all pupils at a very high poverty school, as defined. This bill would require the State Department of Education to develop and post on its internet website guidance for local educational agencies participating in the federal School Breakfast Program that maintain kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 6, inclusive, on how to serve eligible nonschoolaged children breakfast or a morning snack at a local educational agency schoolsite. The bill would define "eligible nonschoolaged child" to mean a child who is not enrolled in school and who is a sibling, half-sibling, or step-sibling of, or a foster child residing with, a pupil who is eligible for a free or reduced-price breakfast. The bill would require a guardian of an eligible nonschoolaged child to be present in order for the nonschoolaged child to receive breakfast or a morning snack. The bill would require the department to establish a process for state reimbursement to be provided upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute to local educational agencies for breakfasts and morning snacks served to guardians of nonschoolaged children receiving breakfast or a morning snack. The bill would require the department to seek a waiver of federal law or regulation if necessary to secure federal reimbursement for breakfasts and morning snacks served to guardians of nonschoolaged children. The bill would require the department to evaluate the guidance and to submit the evaluation to the Legislature by January 1, 2023. The bill would require a local educational agency that chooses to implement the department's guidance to submit to the department certain information relating to serving breakfast and morning snacks to nonschoolaged children and guardians.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  2. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

  3. Referred to Com. on ED.

  4. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  5. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Nazarian · Primary

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Sponsors (1)

  • Nazarian

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2527 do?
Existing law requires a school district, county superintendent of schools, or charter school maintaining kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, to provide a needy pupil with one nutritionally adequate free or reduced-price meal during each schoolday, and authorizes a school district or county office of education to use funds available from any federal program, including the federal School Breakfast Program, to comply with that requirement. Existing law generally requires a school district or a county superintendent of schools to provide breakfast and lunch free of charge to all pupils at a very high poverty school, as defined. This bill would require the State Department of Education to develop and post on its internet website guidance for local educational agencies participating in the federal School Breakfast Program that maintain kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 6, inclusive, on how to serve eligible nonschoolaged children breakfast or a morning snack at a local educational agency schoolsite. The bill would define "eligible nonschoolaged child" to mean a child who is not enrolled in school and who is a sibling, half-sibling, or step-sibling of, or a foster child residing with, a pupil who is eligible for a free or reduced-price breakfast. The bill would require a guardian of an eligible nonschoolaged child to be present in order for the nonschoolaged child to receive breakfast or a morning snack. The bill would require the department to establish a process for state reimbursement to be provided upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute to local educational agencies for breakfasts and morning snacks served to guardians of nonschoolaged children receiving breakfast or a morning snack. The bill would require the department to seek a waiver of federal law or regulation if necessary to secure federal reimbursement for breakfasts and morning snacks served to guardians of nonschoolaged children. The bill would require the department to evaluate the guidance and to submit the evaluation to the Legislature by January 1, 2023. The bill would require a local educational agency that chooses to implement the department's guidance to submit to the department certain information relating to serving breakfast and morning snacks to nonschoolaged children and guardians.
Who sponsors AB 2527?
AB 2527 is sponsored by Nazarian.
What is the current status of AB 2527?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 2527?
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