Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB2393

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Childhood Hunger Relief Act. Creates the breakfast after the bell program. Requires the board of education of each school district in the State to implement and operate a breakfast after the bell program in the next academic year after the effective date of the amendatory Act, if a breakfast after the bell program does not already exist, in each school building (1) in which at least 70% or more of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches based upon the current year's October claim (for those schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program); (2) in which at least 70% or more of the students are classified as low-income according to the Fall Housing Data from the previous year (for those schools that do not participate in the National School Lunch Program); or (3) that has a claiming percentage for free or reduced-price meals of 70% or more (for those schools using Provision 2 under the federal Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act or the Community Eligibility Provision under the federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 to provide universal meals). Allows schools that fall below the threshold for 2 consecutive years to continue participating in the program, but does not require them to do so. Allows schools to determine the service model used. Requires the State Board of Education to develop and distribute guidelines for the implementation of the program and to collect information about the delivery models implemented. Requires the State Board of Education to collaborate with certain nonprofit organizations and maintain a list of opportunities for philanthropic support.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with provisions of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes: Defines "breakfast after the bell". Provides for implementation and operation of the breakfast after the bell program by the first school day of the next academic year (instead of in the next academic year) after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Removes a reference to federal guidelines. Makes changes concerning which school buildings must operate the program. Allows the State Board of Education to establish a waiver process for the program. Provides that if a waiver process is established, it shall be limited to schools that can demonstrate that providing the program resulted in undue financial hardship for the school. Requires the State Board to make available (instead of maintain) a list of opportunities for philanthropic support of school breakfast programs.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with provisions of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes: Defines "breakfast after the bell". Provides for implementation and operation of the breakfast after the bell program by the first school day of the next academic year (instead of in the next academic year) after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Removes a reference to federal guidelines. Makes changes concerning which school buildings must operate the program. Allows a school district to petition for an exemption of a school or schools from the program; sets forth the exemption process. Requires the State Board of Education to collaborate with nonprofit organizations knowledgeable about food security issues and best practices for improving access to school breakfast to create and post a list of opportunities for philanthropic support of school breakfast programs on its website (instead of requiring the State Board to maintain a list of opportunities for philanthropic support of school breakfast programs and make the list available to schools interested in a breakfast after the bell program).

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as engrossed with the following changes. Makes changes concerning exemption from the breakfast after the bell program requirement. Removes the requirement that the State Board of Education develop and distribute implementation procedures. Requires the State Board to collaborate with school districts in fulfilling its responsibilities. Requires the list of opportunities for philanthropic support to be shared with school districts. Adds a January 1, 2017 effective date.

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