House Sponsors: MILLER-CROTTY-FEIGENHOLTZ-MCKEON-CURRY,JULIE, STROGER, OSTERMAN, ERWIN AND YOUNGE. Senate Sponsors: LIGHTFORD Short description: SCH LUNCH APPLICANT INFO-IDPA Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the School Code and the School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act. Requires nonpublic schools that receive funds for free or reduced-price lunches under the School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act and public school boards to agree in writing with the Department of Public Aid to share with the Department information on applicants for free or reduced-price lunches. Provides that the sharing of information shall be for the sole purpose of helping the Department identify and enroll children in the State Medical Assistance Program or the State Children's Health Insurance Program or both as allowed and under the restrictions set forth in federal law. Effective July 1, 2001. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill with the following changes. Provides that the requirement that a private school or public school board share information with the Department of Public Aid is subject to a request by the Department. Provides that a school board shall, whenever requested by the Department, require each of its schools to agree in writing with the Department to share information with the Department. Removes the provision prohibiting the State Board of Education from providing reimbursement to a private school that does not share information with the Department of Public Aid. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/2-3.131 new 105 ILCS 5/3-14 from Ch. 122, par. 3-14 105 ILCS 5/3-14.29 new Requires the State Board of Education and the regional superintendent of schools to each agree to share with the Department of Public Aid information on applicants for free or reduced-price lunches. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1,2 (State Board of Education) As amended by H-ams 1 and 2, HB 1050 mandates school districts and schools to share certain information with DPA. All school districts may not have this information in the format requested by DPA. School districts may have to devote several hours or days of clerical or programming help to be able to provide this information. It is unclear how much this will cost but it is not expected to be a great deal per district or school. STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 1,2 (State Board of Education) Same as SBE fiscal note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Adds reference to: 105 ILCS 5/22-27 new Provides that before an entity shares with the Department of Public Aid information on an applicant, that entity must obtain the consent of the applicant's parent or legal guardian. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 3 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status