Student Breakfast and Education Improvement Act of 2007

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs, and for other purposes.

10/25/2007--Introduced.
Student Breakfast and Education Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states or local educational agencies (LEAs) for the establishment or enhancement of school breakfast programs at, and through the provision of subgrants to, schools where least 65% of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches under the school lunch program. Authorizes schools to use the school breakfast subgrants to:
(1) increase the quantity of local or fresh food available under their programs;
(2) provide nutrition education and first-hand knowledge of food systems to students;
(3) extend the period during which breakfast is available, including during the school day;
(4) increase participation in their breakfast programs, including through the provision of universal free breakfasts; or
(5) collaborate with institutions of higher education or other research entities in compiling data and reports on their breakfast programs. Gives priority to subgrant applicant schools at least 75% of whose students are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches and which intend to use the funds to procure local produce, provide universal free breakfasts, or provide breakfast during the school day. Directs state and LEA grantees, at least 180 days before the end of a grant term, to evaluate whether it would be cost-effective for subgrantee schools to provide universal free breakfasts under the school breakfast program.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
• and 12 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
  • Rep. Diane Watson [D, CA-33]
  • Rep. Albert Wynn [D, MD-4]
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Committees

• House Education and Labor
• 1 more
  • House Education and Labor
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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
October 25, 2007

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• Nov 14, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
• Oct 25, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
• Introduced on Oct 25, 2007.

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• Elementary and secondary education
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• Child nutrition
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• Colleges
• Community and school
• Congressional reporting requirements
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• Curricula
• Education
• Education of the disadvantaged
• Educational accountability
• Educational research
• Elementary education
• Farm produce
• Farmers
• Federal aid to education
• Food
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Higher education
• Research centers
• School districts
• School lunch program
• Science policy
• Secondary education
• Welfare

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