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Introduced
03/25/2024
03/25/2024
In Committee
04/03/2024
04/03/2024
Crossed Over
04/24/2024
04/24/2024
Passed
04/24/2024
04/24/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/29/2024
04/29/2024
Introduced Session
2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
CONCERNING MEASURES TO SUPPORT CERTAIN SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AND REDUCING AN APPROPRIATION.
AI Summary
This bill:
- Declares that free healthy school meals are an important component of an accountable education program to meet state academic standards and may therefore receive funding from the state education fund.
- Allows the Department of Education to require school food authorities to participate in alternative federal meal programs like the Community Eligibility Provision to maximize federal reimbursements.
- Creates a Healthy School Meals for All Program Technical Advisory Group to identify ways to maximize federal reimbursements, reduce program costs, strengthen the long-term resiliency of the program's cash fund, and provide recommendations to the legislature and administration.
- Establishes a Local School Food Purchasing Program to reimburse eligible schools for buying Colorado-grown, raised, or processed food products, and a related Technical Assistance and Education Grant Program to support schools and producers.
- Makes appropriations from the state education fund and the newly created Healthy School Meals for All Program Cash Fund to implement the various components of the bill.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (58)
Shannon Bird (D)*,
Jeff Bridges (D)*,
Barbara Kirkmeyer (R)*,
Emily Sirota (D)*,
Rick Taggart (R)*,
Rachel Zenzinger (D)*,
Judy Amabile (D),
Jennifer Bacon (D),
Andrew Boesenecker (D),
Kyle Brown (D),
Chad Clifford (D),
James Coleman (D),
Lisa Cutter (D),
Lindsey Daugherty (D),
Monica Duran (D),
Regina English (D),
Elisabeth Epps (D),
Tony Exum (D),
Meg Froelich (D),
Lorena García (D),
Eliza Hamrick (D),
Chris Hansen (D),
Tim Hernández (D),
Leslie Herod (D),
Nick Hinrichsen (D),
Iman Jodeh (D),
Junie Joseph (D),
Chris Kennedy (D),
Cathy Kipp (D),
Sheila Lieder (D),
Mandy Lindsay (D),
William Lindstedt (D),
Meghan Lukens (D),
Javier Mabrey (D),
Janice Marchman (D),
Julia Marvin (D),
Tisha Mauro (D),
Julie McCluskie (D),
Karen McCormick (D),
Barbara McLachlan (D),
Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D),
Kyle Mullica (D),
David Ortiz (D),
Jennifer Parenti (D),
Kevin Priola (D),
Naquetta Ricks (D),
Dylan Roberts (D),
Manny Rutinel (D),
Marc Snyder (D),
Tammy Story (D),
Brianna Titone (D),
Alex Valdez (D),
Elizabeth Velasco (D),
Stephanie Vigil (D),
Michael Weissman (D),
Jenny Willford (D),
Steven Woodrow (D),
Mary Young (D),
Last Action
Governor Signed (on 04/29/2024)
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