Paperless Enrollment for School Meals Act of 2009
Latest action · Jun 10, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6457-6458)
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 10, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Paperless Enrollment for School Meals Act of 2009 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools and local educational agencies (LEAs) to receive special assistance payments for free or reduced price meals under the school lunch or breakfast programs that are based not on applications for such meals, but on estimates of the number of children eligible for such meals.
Requires such estimates to be derived from recent data, such as survey, welfare, or tax data.
Permits schools and LEAs from high poverty areas to receive special assistance payments for free or reduced price meals that are not based on applications, if they directly certify a specified minimum percentage of their students as eligible for free meals due to such students' eligibility for certain other public assistance. Reimburses such schools and LEAs pursuant to a formula that factors in the percentage of students directly certified as eligible for free meals.
Requires schools and LEAs reimbursed on the basis of estimates or certifications to provide free meals to all their students under the school lunch and breakfast programs and cover, from nonfederal sources, the costs of serving such meals that exceed the assistance received under such programs.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 10, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Arlen Specter | Original | Jun 10, 2009 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Jun 10, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jun 10, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6457-6458)
- Jun 10, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6457)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2803 | Paperless Enrollment for School Meals Act of 2009 | Related bill | Jun 10, 2009 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2009Introduced in Senate
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