First Regular Session
               Seventieth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 15-0593.01 Jane Ritter x4342    SENATE BILL 15-054
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Donovan, 
 
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Moreno, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Senate Committees
 House Committees
 
 
 State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning providing a fifth day of free or reduced-cost
            lunches to students who participate in the federal
            school lunch program and who are enrolled in a
            four-day week school.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
       passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
       applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
       http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)
       
            Currently, students who receive a free or reduced-cost school
       lunch through the federal school lunch program and who also attend a
       school that operates on a 4-day week do not receive a fifth day of free or
       reduced-cost lunch. The bill requires school food authorities that operate
       on a 4-day school week schedule to provide those students with a box
       lunch for the day of the week that the school is closed.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-82.9-103, add
       (1.3) as follows:
            22-82.9-103.  Definitions. As used in this article, unless the
       context otherwise requires:
            (1.3)  "Four-day school" means a school food authority
       that operates on a four-day week for school instruction.
            SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-82.9-104, amend
       (1); and add (3.5) as follows:
            22-82.9-104.  Child nutrition school lunch protection program
       - creation - administration - objectives. (1)  There is hereby created the
       child nutrition school lunch protection program to ensure that each
       student in a Colorado public school has access five days per week to a
       healthy lunch at school to help the student participate fully in the learning
       process.
            (3.5)  A four-day school shall provide an additional box
       lunch on Thursday, if the school is closed on Friday, and on
       Friday, if the school is closed on Monday, to each student
       participating in the school lunch program who is enrolled in the
       four-day school to ensure the student has access to a healthy
       lunch five days a week.
            SECTION 3.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
       determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
       preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.