HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1046        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 327

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Aaron Vega

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act regarding breakfast in the classroom.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/18/2017

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/31/2017

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

2/2/2017

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

1/26/2017

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/26/2017

Michael J. Finn

6th Hampden

1/30/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/3/2017

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

2/3/2017

Solomon Goldstein-Rose

3rd Hampshire

2/1/2017

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

2/2/2017

Natalie Higgins

4th Worcester

2/3/2017

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

2/3/2017

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

2/2/2017

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/2/2017

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

2/1/2017

Stephen Kulik

1st Franklin

2/3/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/26/2017

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

2/2/2017

Juana B. Matias

16th Essex

2/2/2017

Rady Mom

18th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

2/1/2017

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

1/30/2017

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/3/2017

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

2/3/2017

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/26/2017

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

2/3/2017

Bud Williams

11th Hampden

2/2/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1046        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 327

By Mr. Vega of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 327) of Aaron Vega and others relative to expanding the public school breakfast in the classroom program .  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act regarding breakfast in the classroom.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

(a) All public K-12 schools that are required to serve breakfast under section 1C of chapter 69 of the General Laws where at least sixty percent or more students eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the federal National School Lunch Program shall be required to offer all students a school breakfast after the instructional day has begun and the tardy bell rings.

(b) Each school may determine the breakfast after the bell service model that best suits its students. Service models include, but are not limited to, breakfast in the classroom, grab and go breakfast, and second chance breakfast. Time spent by students consuming breakfast is considered instructional time when students consume breakfast in the students' classroom and instruction is being provided while students are consuming breakfast.

(c) Before [DATE], the State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop and distribute procedures and guidelines for the implementation of this section, which must be in compliance with federal regulations governing the school breakfast program. 

(d)The State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall annually collect information about breakfast after the bell at each school and make the information publicly available.

(e) In fulfilling its responsibilities under this section, the State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall collaborate with nonprofit organizations knowledgeable about equity, the opportunity gap, hunger and food security issues, and best practices for improving student access to school breakfast. The office shall maintain a list of opportunities for philanthropic support of school breakfast programs and make the list available to schools interested in breakfast after the bell.