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Policy & Legislation

Policy,Local, state, and federal policies help to shape school breakfast programs. We’ll use this page to share news and information about such policies.

For opportunities to support policies that bring high quality school breakfasts to more students, please visit our Calls to Action page.

NEW REPORT: Expanding School Breakfast Drives Economic Growth

May 19, 2015
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According to a new report released today by California Food Policy Advocates (CFPA), a 10 percent expansion of California’s school breakfast program would generate $42.7 million in economic activity while creating nearly 1,000 new jobs.
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AB 1240 Passes Assembly Education with Bipartisan Support!

April 24, 2015
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The Breakfast After the Bell bill (Bonta & Thurmond) passed the Assembly Education Committee on Wednesday, April 22 on a bipartisan vote of 6-0.
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AB 1240 Poll Shows Strong Support for Breakfast After the Bell

April 09, 2015
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According to a newly released statewide poll, two-thirds of California voters support legislation requiring schools to integrate breakfast into the school day.
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AB 1240 Breakfast After the Bell in the News!

March 26, 2015
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3.26.15, The Sacramento Bee, Rancho Cordova elementary school bell means the start of classes – and breakfast
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AB 1240 Breakfast After the Bell Introduced!

March 25, 2015
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On March 3, Assemblymembers Rob Bonta (Oakland) and Tony Thurmond (Richmond) introduced AB 1240, Breakfast After the Bell. The bill calls for practical changes that will improve access to school breakfast on thousands of campuses across the state, ensuring that more California kids ar
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Join Us! School Breakfast Briefing 10/21

October 07, 2014
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Nearly 3 in 5 California public school students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Those resources help our most vulnerable students learn, grow, and achieve to their fullest potential – but millions of kids across the state are missing out on the benefits of school breakfa
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Q & A on Federal Nutrition Standards for School Breakfast

June 25, 2014
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The United States Department of Agriculture (the federal administrators of the School Breakfast Program) released this Q & A on the federal nutrition standards that come into effect for the 2014-15 school year. Access the Q & A document. PDF
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State School Breakfast Policies from Across the Country

June 25, 2014
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States across the country have enacted school breakfast policies to support widespread, sustainable change. What could your state do to ensure that all students are well nourished and ready to learn? Read summaries of state school breakfast policies and access more information at the
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California’s Local Control Funding Formula & Free School Breakfast

June 20, 2014
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Today, the Governor signed into law a change that better aligns state education funding (via the Local Control Funding Formula – LCFF) with access to free school meals. With this policy change, schools that utilize a school meal provision can establish a four-year baseline of lo
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