S.B. 61

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ACCEPTANCE OF FEDERALLY FUNDED
2 BREAKFAST PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN
3 2004 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Paula F. Julander
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies the State System of Public Education Code by requiring all schools to
10 participate in the School Breakfast Program.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . requires each local school board to require each school in its district to participate in
14 the School Breakfast Program.
15 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
16 None
17 Other Special Clauses:
18 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2004.
19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 AMENDS:
21 53A-19-301, as enacted by Chapter 268, Laws of Utah 1996
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23 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24 Section 1. Section 53A-19-301 is amended to read:
25 53A-19-301. School Breakfast Program -- Review of nonparticipants.
26 (1) [(a)] Each local school board shall[, at least once every three years, review] require
27 each [elementary] school in its district [that does not] to participate in the School Breakfast

28 Program [as to the school's reasons for nonparticipation].
29 [(b) (i) If the school board determines that there are valid reasons for the school's
30 nonparticipation, no further action is needed.]
31 [(ii) Reasons for nonparticipation may include a recommendation from the school
32 community council authorized under Section 53A-1a-108 or a similar group of parents and
33 school employees that the school should not participate in the program.]
34 [(2) (a) After two nonparticipation reviews, a local school board may, by majority vote,
35 waive any further reviews of the nonparticipatory school.]
36 [(b) A waiver of the review process under Subsection (2)(a) does not prohibit
37 subsequent consideration by the local school board of an individual school's nonparticipation
38 in the School Breakfast Program.]
39 [(3)] (2) The requirements of this section shall be nullified by the termination of the
40 entitlement status of the School Breakfast Program by the federal government.
41 Section 2. Effective date.
42 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2004.




Legislative Review Note
as of 2-4-04 7:59 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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