MA H714

Bill

Relative to universal school meals

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to universal school meals and requiring schools to promote the supplemental nutrition assistance program to families. Education.

AI Summary

This bill requires all schools in Massachusetts that provide school lunch and breakfast programs to make those meals available at no charge to all students. Schools must maximize federal funding for these programs by adopting certain federal provisions. Any remaining costs not covered by federal funds will be reimbursed by the state's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The bill also requires schools to promote the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to families by providing application assistance or referrals to outreach partners. The provisions of this bill will take effect on July 1, 2022.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (99)

Andy Vargas (D)*, Ruth Balser (D), Christine Barber (D), John Barrett (D), Jamie Belsito (D), David Biele (D), Natalie Blais (D), Michael Brady (D), Tony Cabral (D), Dan Cahill (D), Pete Capano (D), Dan Carey (D), Tackey Chan (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Michelle Ciccolo (D), Mike Connolly (D), Edward Coppinger (D), Julian Cyr (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Marcos Devers (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Carol Doherty (D), Mindy Domb (D), Dan Donahue (D), Pat Duffy (D), Lori Ehrlich (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Paul Feeney (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D), Bill Galvin (D), Sean Garballey (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Jessica Giannino (D), Carlos González (D), Ken Gordon (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Pat Haddad (D), Rich Haggerty (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Chris Hendricks (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Bradford Hill (R), Kevin Honan (D), Vanna Howard (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Mary Keefe (D), James Kelcourse (R), Kay Khan (D), Mike Kushmerek (D), Kathy LaNatra (D), John Lawn (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), David Linsky (D), Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D), Jay Livingstone (D), Adrian Madaro (D), John Mahoney (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Paul Mark (D), Joe McGonagle (D), Joe McKenna (R), Paul McMurtry (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Liz Miranda (D), Mark Montigny (D), Mike Moore (D), Frank Moran (D), Susan Moran (D), Matt Muratore (R), Brian Murray (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Jake Oliveira (D), Steve Owens (D), Alice Peisch (D), Ted Philips (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Dave Robertson (D), Dave Rogers (D), Jeff Roy (D), Danny Ryan (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Adam Scanlon (D), Dan Sena (D), Tom Stanley (D), Walter Timilty (D), Paul Tucker (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D), Tommy Vitolo (D), Timothy Whelan (R), Susannah Whipps (I), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H714

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H714
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H714.pdf

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H4110	Relative to charter school procurement	No further action taken	Similar To
H538	Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies	Accompanied H653	Similar To
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S1247	Regarding protections extended to lay teachers in parochial schools	Accompanied a new draft, see S2719	Similar To
S1382	For healthy and green public schools	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
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S217	Establishing a student tuition recovery fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S2516	Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S314	Relative to universal school meals	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S315	Providing for diabetes management in schools	Accompanied H665	Similar To
S322	Relative to substance use education in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S323	Relative to unfunded mandates on public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S332	Relative to carbon monoxide detectors in schools	Accompanied H653	Similar To
S353	To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
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S357	To increase student access to career technical education schools and programs which are aligned with regional labor market needs	Accompanied a new draft, see S2749	Similar To
S370	Establishing a hate crimes grant program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2525	Similar To
S371	Relative to local approval for charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S383	Relative to physical and social recess in schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S99	Relative to foster kids	Accompanied a study order, see S2624	Similar To

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