Budget Amendment ID: FY2016-S3-588

EDU 588

Breakfast in the classroom

Mr. Lewis moved that the proposed new text be amended Section X. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, The Department of Education and Secondary Education shall be required to submit to the Joint Committee on Education a report on School Breakfast and Summer Food Service Outreach on or before January 1, 2016. Said report shall identify: (i) the number of schools operating a universally free Breakfast In the Classroom (“BIC”) program that is after the start of the school day and (ii) the Department’s efforts to expand the BIC program to schools that have 60% or higher free- or reduced-price eligible student populations, including those operating under the Community Eligibility Provision.

(b) The Department shall provide guidance on BIC adoption by offering resources on known public and private BIC funding and technical assistance providers to all districts that operate school breakfast programs.