Amendment #768 to H4219

Food Insecurity in High Need School Districts

Mr. Vargas of Haverhill moves to amend the bill in section 2 by adding at the end thereof the following:

 

"1599-XXXXFor a reserve to extend universal free school breakfast and lunch at higher need school districts through school year 2024-25 and eliminate reduced-price co-pays paid by families in all districts; provided further that districts eligible for universal free school breakfast and lunch have an identified student percentage of 40 percent or higher as defined by 42 U.S.C. 1759a as determined by the department of elementary and secondary education; provided further districts maximize federal reimbursements by adopting available federal provisions for universal school meals; provided further districts are reimbursed the difference between the amount paid by the United States Department of Agriculture and the free rate as set annually by the United States Department of Agriculture under 42 U.S.C. 1759a for each school; provided further that the department reimburse the difference between the reduced-price rate and free rate as set annually in all districts with an identified student percentage lower than 40 percent as defined by 42 U.S.C. 1759a …………  $10,517,314.05"


Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #768 to H4219

Food Insecurity in High Need School Districts

Representative:

Russell E. Holmes

Rob Consalvo

Steven C. Owens

Elizabeth A. Malia

Nika C. Elugardo

Adrian C. Madaro

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

Steven Ultrino

Patricia A. Duffy

Vanna Howard

Paul A. Schmid, III

Natalie M. Higgins

William C. Galvin

Jon Santiago

Sean Garballey

Thomas M. Stanley

Tackey Chan

David Paul Linsky

Mindy Domb

Susannah M. Whipps

James J. O'Day

Michelle L. Ciccolo

Danillo A. Sena

Kip A. Diggs

James K. Hawkins

Timothy R. Whelan

Tommy Vitolo

Carolyn C. Dykema

Michael P. Kushmerek

Kate Lipper-Garabedian

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

Tram T. Nguyen

Jack Patrick Lewis

Marcos A. Devers

Carlos González

Richard M. Haggerty

Tami L. Gouveia

Mike Connolly

Christina A. Minicucci

Natalie M. Blais

Paul McMurtry

Erika Uyterhoeven

Liz Miranda

Kay Khan

Peter Capano

David M. Rogers

Kevin G. Honan

Daniel Cahill

Mary S. Keefe