PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1231 PRINTER'S NO. 1525
No. 1085 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY FLICK, STERN, STAIRS, BASTIAN, BROWNE,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CLYMER, L. I. COHEN, COLAFELLA,
CORRIGAN, COY, DAILEY, DeLUCA, DEMPSEY, FAIRCHILD, FARGO,
FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FREEMAN, GIGLIOTTI, GODSHALL, HARHAI,
HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HESS, JOSEPHS, KAISER, LAUGHLIN,
LESCOVITZ, MANDERINO, MARKOSEK, MASLAND, McILHATTAN, MELIO,
MICHLOVIC, MICOZZIE, R. MILLER, MUNDY, NAILOR, NICKOL, ORIE,
PESCI, PIPPY, PLATTS, READSHAW, ROSS, RUBLEY, SANTONI,
SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SEMMEL, SERAFINI, SHANER, B. SMITH,
STABACK, BAKER, BARD, STETLER, STEVENSON, STURLA,
E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRELLO, TRICH, VAN HORNE,
WILLIAMS, YUDICHAK, ADOLPH, GORDNER, DRUCE AND ZIMMERMAN,
MARCH 24, 1999
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 19, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
2 act relating to the public school system, including certain
3 provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
4 schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
5 laws relating thereto," providing school lunch reimbursement
6 payments from the Commonwealth AND INCENTIVES FOR OFFERING <--
7 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAMS.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
11 as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
12 section to read:
13 Section 1337.1. School Lunch Reimbursement.--(a) Subject to
14 future adjustments under subsection (b), each school building <--
1 which offers the lunch program shall receive an additional
2 reimbursement of two cents (2¢) for a total reimbursement of
3 eight cents (8¢) per lunch served for the 1998-1999 school year.
4 (b) For the 1999-2000 school year, and each school year
5 thereafter, financial incentives shall be fixed by regulation of
6 the Department of Education. No financial incentives shall be
7 less than the amounts established in subsection (a) for the
8 1998-1999 school year.
9 (c) Financial incentives shall be paid to school districts <--
10 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS during the school year in which they are <--
11 earned based on reports submitted to the Department of
12 Education.
13 (D) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION AND SECTION 1337.2, <--
14 "SCHOOL" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS GIVEN TO THAT WORD IN 7
15 CFR § 210.2 (RELATING TO DEFINITIONS).
16 SECTION 2. THE ACT IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO READ:
17 SECTION 1337.2. SCHOOL BREAKFAST INCENTIVE.--(A) SUBJECT TO
18 FUTURE ADJUSTMENTS UNDER SUBSECTION 1337.1(B), EACH SCHOOL WHICH
19 OFFERS BOTH A LUNCH PROGRAM AND A BREAKFAST PROGRAM SHALL
20 RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT OF TWO CENTS (2¢), FOR A
21 TOTAL REIMBURSEMENT OF TEN CENTS (10¢) PER LUNCH SERVED FOR THE
22 1998-1999 SCHOOL YEAR.
23 (B) SUBJECT TO FUTURE ADJUSTMENTS UNDER SUBSECTION
24 1337.1(B), ANY SCHOOL WHICH SERVES BREAKFAST TO MORE THAN TWENTY
25 PER CENTUM (20%) OF ITS STUDENT ENROLLMENT SHALL RECEIVE A
26 REIMBURSEMENT OF TWELVE CENTS (12¢) PER LUNCH SERVED FOR THE
27 1998-1999 SCHOOL YEAR.
28 Section 2 3. This act shall take effect immediately. <--
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