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§ 13-1337.1. School lunch and breakfast reimbursement

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. EducationEffective: December 13, 2023

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 24 P.S. Education
Chapter 1. Public School Code of 1949 (Refs & Annos)
Article XIII. Pupils and Attendance (Refs & Annos)
Subarticle (b). Enforcing Attendance
Effective: December 13, 2023
24 P.S. § 13-1337.1
§ 13-1337.1. School lunch and breakfast reimbursement
Currentness
(a) Schools that participate in the school lunch program shall be reimbursed in the following manner:
(1) Subject to future adjustments under clause (2), each school which offers the school lunch program shall receive a reimbursement of no less than ten cents (10¢) per lunch served, exclusive of any reimbursements under subsection (c).
(2) For the 2000-2001 school year and each school year thereafter, reimbursements for the school lunch program shall be fixed by regulation of the Department of Education: Provided, That such reimbursements shall be no less than the amounts per lunch served established by clause (1).
(b) Schools that participate in the school breakfast program shall be reimbursed in the following manner:
(1) Subject to future adjustments under clause (2), each school which offers the school breakfast program shall receive a reimbursement of no less than ten cents (10¢) per breakfast served.
(2) For the 2000-2001 school year and each school year thereafter, reimbursements for the school breakfast program shall be fixed by regulation of the Department of Education: Provided, That such reimbursements shall be no less than the amounts per breakfast served established by clause (1).
(c) Schools that participate in both the school lunch program and the school breakfast program shall be provided with the following incentive reimbursements:
(1) Subject to future adjustments under clause (3), each school which offers both a school lunch program under subsection (a) and a school breakfast program under subsection (b) which serves less than or equal to twenty per centum (20%) of its student enrollment shall receive an additional reimbursement of two cents (2¢) per lunch served.
(2) Subject to future adjustments under clause (3), each school which offers a school lunch program under subsection (a) and a school breakfast program under subsection (b) which serves more than twenty per centum (20%) of its student enrollment shall receive an additional reimbursement of four cents (4¢) per lunch served.
(3) For the 2000-2001 school year and each school year thereafter, reimbursements for the school breakfast incentive program shall be fixed by regulation of the Department of Education: Provided, That such reimbursement shall be no less than the amounts per lunch served established by clauses (1) and (2).
(c.1) Deleted by 2012, June 30, P.L. 684, No. 82, § 17, effective July 1, 2012.
(c.2) To the extent funds are available, the department shall provide State reimbursement to schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program and the National School Breakfast Program for the difference between the reimbursement rate for a free lunch and a reduced price lunch and the difference between the reimbursement rate for a free breakfast and a reduced price breakfast or paid breakfast.
(d) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“School” shall have the same meaning as given to that term in 7 CFR 210. 2 (relating to definitions).
“School lunch program” shall have the same meaning as given to the term “National School Lunch Program” in 7 CFR 210.2 (relating to definitions).
“School breakfast program” shall have the same meaning as given to that term in 7 CFR Pt. 220 (relating to School Breakfast Program).

Credits

1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XIII, § 1337.1, added 2000, May 10, P.L. 44, No. 16, § 5, effective July 1, 2000. Amended 2007, July 20, P.L. 278, No. 45, § 8, imd. effective; 2012, June 30, P.L. 684, No. 82, § 17, effective July 1, 2012; 2023, Dec. 13, P.L. 187, No. 33, § 10.1, imd. effective.
24 P.S. § 13-1337.1, PA ST 24 P.S. § 13-1337.1
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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