AB 842

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2019-2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly May 23, 2019
  • Passed Senate Sep 10, 2019
  • Governor

Child nutrition: school, childcare, and preschool meals.

Abstract

(1) Existing law requires each school district or county superintendent of schools maintaining kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and, commencing with the 2019–20 school year, each charter school, to provide for each needy pupil one nutritionally adequate free or reduced-price meal during each schoolday. Existing law sets the reimbursement rate for free or reduced-price meals served to needy pupils by family daycare homes at 75% of the meals served, and sets, for the 2019–20 fiscal year, the reimbursement a school receives for free and reduced-price meals sold or served to pupils in elementary, middle, or high schools at $0.2445 per meal, and for meals served in childcare centers and homes at $0.1822 per meal. This bill would repeal the provisions setting the reimbursement rate for free or reduced-price meals served to needy pupils by family daycare homes at 75% of the meals served. The bill would require the reimbursement rate for meals served in schools and childcare centers and homes to be established in the annual Budget Act. (2) The Child Care and Development Services Act, administered by the State Department of Education, requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to administer childcare and development programs that offer a full range of services to eligible children from infancy to 13 years of age, inclusive. This bill would require a school district, county superintendent of schools, or charter school maintaining a childcare and development program to provide each needy child, as defined, that attends the childcare and development program with one nutritionally adequate free or reduced-price meal, as defined, during each program day. (3) Existing law declares the policy of the state that each childcare and development facility has an obligation to provide for the nutritional needs of the children attending that childcare and development facility. This bill would authorize a childcare and development program, in order to prevent hunger by providing nutritious meals to children, to use funds made available to the childcare and development program through any federal or state program the purpose of which includes the provision of meals to a child, or to do so at the expense of the childcare and development program. (4) Existing law requires the Superintendent to administer all California state preschool programs, which include part-day and full-day age and developmentally appropriate programs for 3- and 4-year-old children, as provided. This bill would require, commencing July 1, 2020, each part-day California state preschool program to provide to each child enrolled in the program access to at least one nutritious meal per program day. The bill would require, commencing July 1, 2020, each full-day California state preschool program to provide to each child enrolled in the program access to at least 2 nutritious meals or 2 snacks and one nutritious meal per program day. (5) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 47613.5 of the Education Code proposed by AB 354 to be operative only if this bill and AB 354 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 49550 of the Education Code proposed by AB 354 and AB 1595 to be operative only if this bill and either or both AB 354 and AB 1595 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Jan 21, 2020

Assembly

Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

Oct 13, 2019

Assembly

Vetoed by Governor.

Sep 23, 2019

California State Legislature

Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

Sep 11, 2019

Assembly

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3381.).

Assembly

Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3370.)

Sep 10, 2019

Senate

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2774.).

Assembly

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

Sep 06, 2019

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Sep 05, 2019

Senate

Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Aug 30, 2019

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Senate

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 30).

Aug 12, 2019

Senate

In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
APPR. suspense file. APPR

Jul 10, 2019

Senate

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Jul 09, 2019

Senate

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 3).

Jun 19, 2019

Senate

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.

  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
  • Amendment-Introduction
Com. on ED.

Jun 10, 2019

Senate

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

Jun 06, 2019

Senate

Referred to Com. on ED.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on ED.

May 24, 2019

Senate

In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

May 23, 2019

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1875.)

May 20, 2019

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

May 16, 2019

Assembly

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 16).

May 01, 2019

Assembly

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
APPR. suspense file. APPR

Apr 03, 2019

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Apr 02, 2019

Assembly

Read second time and amended.

Apr 01, 2019

Assembly

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (March 27).

Mar 04, 2019

Assembly

Referred to Com. on ED.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on ED.

Feb 21, 2019

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

Feb 20, 2019

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB842 HTML
02/20/19 - Introduced PDF
04/02/19 - Amended Assembly PDF
06/19/19 - Amended Senate PDF
07/10/19 - Amended Senate PDF
09/05/19 - Amended Senate PDF
09/16/19 - Enrolled PDF

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