Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB5547

Amends the Childhood Hunger Relief Act. Provides that beginning with the summer of 2007, the board of education of each school district in which at least 50% of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals must operate a summer food service program or identify a non-profit or private agency to sponsor a program (now, by the summer of 2006 and then each summer thereafter, these school districts are strongly encouraged to operate a summer food service program or identify a non-profit or private agency to sponsor a program).

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Childhood Hunger Relief Act. Provides that on or before April 15, 2007, a school district must promulgate a plan to have a summer food service program for each school in which at least 50% of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals, and provides that the plan must be implemented during the summer of 2007 (now, certain boards of education are strongly encouraged to operate a summer food service program or identify a non-profit or private agency to sponsor a summer food service program). Provides that if the school district has one or more elementary schools that qualify, the summer food service program must be operated within 5 miles of at least one of the elementary schools and within 10 miles of the other elementary schools, if any. Provides that if a school is not open during the summer months, the school district may identify a not-for-profit entity that is willing to sponsor a summer food service program serving school-aged children in the surrounding school area and may provide assistance to the entity in documenting the number of children in the area who are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals. Provides that summer food service programs shall (instead of may) be supported by federal funds and commodities and other available State and local resources.

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