Signed on Friday by Gov. JB Pritzker:
Bill Number: HB2471
Description: Creates the Health School Meals for All Program to provide free school breakfast and lunches to students in all participating schools. This program is subject to appropriation.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Synopsis as Amended
Amends the School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act. In provisions concerning reimbursement of sponsors, provides that the State Board of Education shall reimburse not less than $0.15 or the actual cost, whichever is less, to non-profit welfare centers for each free breakfast and lunch.
Provides that the State Board of Education shall establish the Healthy School Meals for All Program to begin on July 1, 2023.
Provides that each school board of a school district or governing body of a nonpublic school that chooses to participate in the Healthy School Meals for All Program shall offer eligible meals, without charge, to all students enrolled in schools that participate in the National School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program. Sets forth provisions regarding eligibility for the Healthy School Meals for All Program, program requirements, reimbursement (subject to appropriation), federal and other funding, State Board support and technical assistance, and the federal Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program.
Provides that if the United States Department of Agriculture creates the option for the State, as a whole, to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision, then the State Board of Education shall evaluate whether that option is anticipated to require less State funding than the Healthy School Meals for All Program and provide at least as many free meals to students. Sets forth requirements concerning that option. Effective immediately.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Provides that the requirement that the State Board of Education establish the Healthy School Meals for All Program is subject to appropriation (instead of the requirement that a participating school board receive reimbursement is subject to appropriation).
There’s no such thing as a free lunch however ‘free’ says today’s lunch will be the ‘Grilled Shit Sandwich’ with ‘Turd Fries’.
I would like all my tax dollars back for when my parents and myself had to PAY our OWN food bills… stop feeding off the tax payers… libtards… time for weparations …. to be paid back! just like time to pay the tax payer for the college refund dumbo is giving out that is just plain discrimination!
I think that we should be able accommodate your refund request. Originally I was going to request that you return the education that was traded for those tax dollars but it would seem that there was no evidence that any was issued to you.
Also, Cal. Are we going to do something about all the potty talk that’s popped up today???!! First you, now Mr. Slap. This place is really going to heck!
Just another demoncrat way to take control of kids and phase out families.
But don’t worry, food stamp allotments will not be decreased!
68% of minority teens are obese. Good!
Their life expectancies are reduced. Maybe the Deep State figured this all out.