A01941 Summary:
| BILL NO | A01941 |
| SAME AS | SAME AS S01678-A |
| SPONSOR | Gonzalez-Rojas |
| COSPNSR | Rivera, Gallagher, Lunsford, Maher, McDonough, Thiele, Burgos, Zaccaro, Barrett, Conrad, Levenberg, Rozic, Ardila, Shimsky, Alvarez, Epstein, Aubry, Clark, Anderson, Davila, Jean-Pierre, Simon, Fahy, Dickens, De Los Santos, Cook, Shrestha, Jackson, Weprin, Kelles, Eichenstein, DeStefano, Raga, Hevesi, Brown K, Brabenec, Sillitti, Simone, Bores, Ramos, Forrest, Jensen, Seawright, Glick, Gallahan, Zebrowski, Slater, Bendett, Sayegh, Eachus, Gibbs, Pheffer Amato, McGowan, Burdick, Cruz, Mamdani, Lupardo, Smith, Taylor, Gunther, Bronson, Stirpe, Darling, Novakhov, Stern, Lavine, Bichotte Hermelyn, Woerner, Solages, Jones, Tapia, Burke, McDonald, Otis, Jacobson, Mitaynes, Wallace, Santabarbara, Buttenschon, Flood, Tague, Lee, Walker, Norris, Simpson, Miller, Colton, Manktelow, Chang, Durso, Beephan, Gandolfo, Angelino, Berger, Palmesano, Rosenthal L, Blumencranz, McMahon, Carroll, Cunningham, Dais, Meeks, Reyes, Steck |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Add §915-a, Ed L | |
| Requires all public school districts, charter schools and non-public schools in the state that participate in the national school lunch program or school breakfast program as provided in the national child nutrition act to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to the student. | |
A01941 Memo:
Go to topNEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to providing universal school meals to students PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Relates to providing universal school meals to students SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends education law by adding section 915-a to require all public school districts, charter schools, and non-public schools to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to students. Section 2 sets forth the bill's effective date. JUSTIFICATION: The health and economic crises brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic have made the federal school meal programs more important than ever. A record number of New Yorkers do not have enough to eat and the price of food is very high. It is likely that the economic recovery for families who struggle to put food on the table will take years. While many New York schools - predominantly our larger, urban school districts offer meals at no cost for all through CEP, 270 schools in our state are eligible for CEP but not participating, often because they are unable to make it work financially. Many of these schools are our small- est school districts in rural communities, where poverty is less concen- trated but still prevalent. There has never been a more important time to invest in school meals. After June 2022, over 2,000 schools and nearly 800,000 students across our state lost access to free breakfast and lunch. This bill would ensure that every K-12 student in New York has equal access to a nutritious breakfast and lunch at school to support their health and academic success at no cost to them. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2022: A9518 reported to education committee FISCAL IMPLICATIONSTO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: None EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.