S 1226 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Expands school breakfast program to all schools with five percent or more of students eligible for free or reduced price meals.

This bill requires New Jersey public schools with 5% or more students eligible for free/reduced-price meals (under federal programs) to establish school breakfast programs. Previously, schools needed 20% eligibility to offer breakfasts, but this expands the requirement to all qualifying schools. School districts must submit implementation plans to the Department of Agriculture by specific deadlines (November 2022/2023), with programs starting by September 2023/2024 based on school grade levels. Schools facing resource barriers may request one-year waivers, and the state will fund the program through appropriations.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
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