94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB5547


 
Introduced 01/27/06, by Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













105 ILCS 126/20










    Amends the Childhood Hunger
Relief Act. Provides that beginning with the summer of 2007, the board of education of each school district in which at least 50% of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals must operate a summer food service program or identify a non-profit or private agency to sponsor a program (now, by the summer of 2006 and then each summer thereafter, these school districts are strongly encouraged to operate a summer food service program or identify a non-profit or private agency to sponsor a program).
















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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY


STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
















 


 


A BILL FOR









 











HB5547

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    AN ACT concerning schools.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Childhood Hunger
Relief Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 20 as follows:
 
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    (105 ILCS 126/20)

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    Sec. 20. Summer food service program.

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    (a) The State Board of Education shall promulgate a State 
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plan for
summer food service programs, in accordance with 42 
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U.S.C. Sec. 1761 and any
other
applicable federal laws and 
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regulations,
by January 15, 2006.


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    (b) Beginning with the summer of 2007,
By the summer of 
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2006 and then each summer thereafter, it is strongly encouraged 
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that the board of
education of each school
district in this 
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State in which at least 50% of the students are eligible for

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free or
reduced-price school meals must operate a summer food 
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service program
or identify a non-profit or private agency to 
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sponsor a summer food service
program within the school 
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district's boundaries.


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    (c) Summer food service programs established under this 
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Section may
be
supported by federal funds and commodities
and 
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other available State and local resources.


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(Source: P.A. 93-1086, eff. 2-15-05.)