HF 1663

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to education; providing for a pilot program
for paying the additional cost of school breakfast and
lunch special diets based on religious beliefs of
students; appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin SPECIAL DIET BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PILOT
PROGRAM; SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH AID.
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new text begin A two-year special diet breakfast and lunch pilot program
is established for the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years to
pay the additional cost of school breakfast and lunch that is a
special diet based on a student's religious beliefs. A school
with at least 20 percent of its students in average daily
membership during the 2004-2005 school year receiving full paid,
reduced, and free breakfast, lunch, or both that is a special
diet based on the religious beliefs of the student is eligible
to participate in this program. The state must pay a
participating district the amount necessary to pay any
additional cost for each full paid, reduced, and free student
breakfast and lunch that is a special diet based on the
student's religious beliefs and served to the student in the
district. This section expires July 1, 2007.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of education. new text end

new text begin The sums
indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund
to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Special diet school breakfast and lunch. new text end

new text begin For
special diet school breakfast and lunch under section 1:
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new text begin $ 60,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2006
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new text begin $ 60,000 new text end new text begin ..... new text end new text begin 2007
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new text begin If the appropriation amount attributable to either year is
insufficient, the rate of payment for each student special diet
breakfast and lunch shall be reduced and the aid for that year
shall be prorated among participating schools so as not to
exceed the total authorized appropriation for that year. Any
balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in
the second year.
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