THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, December 6, 2019 Page 7 House passes legislation to expand access to school breakfast B OSTON – On November 20, Representative Paul J. Donato (D-Medford, Malden) along with his colleagues in the House of Representatives unanimously passed An Act regarding breakfast after the bell, ensuring that Massachusetts’s students have access to breakfast after the beginning of the instructional day. This bill will increase school breakfast participation while supporting the health and education of the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable students. The bill requires public schools where 60 percent or more of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch to offer their students breakfast options after classes begin. “We recognize that students need a healthy breakfast so they are ready for learning in the classroom, and this legislation gives that opportunity to all students,” said House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo (D-Winthrop). “This legislation builds on the House’s ongoing support of children’s wellness, and I want to thank Chair Peisch, Vice Chair Vega and Representative Vargas for their work on this issue.” “I was happy to join my colleagues in support of this legislation,” said Representative Donato. “Studies indicate that proas follows: • Requires all public schools where not less than 60 percent of the students at the school are eligible for free or reduced-price meals to offer all students a school breakfast after the beginning of the instructional day • Allows a school the flexibility Rep. Paul J. Donato viding breakfast to students has had a positive effect on performance throughout the school day.” This legislation builds on the House’s ongoing efforts to prioritize programs that support the health, well-being and academic success of the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable children. Research shows that one in 10 households and one in nine children in Massachusetts are food insecure. Providing breakfast to students has been shown to improve concentration, increase school attendance and decrease tardiness and visits to the school nurse. It also serves to destigmatize traditional school breakfast programming by supporting an all-inclusive schoolwide option. Key provisions of the bill are to use the model that best suits its students, which may include the following: breakfast in the classroom, grab and go breakfast or second-chance breakfast in the cafeteria • Directs the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to issue guidance or regulations in order to implement programming, allowing for consultation with nonprofit organizations with experience regarding the opportunity gap, hunger and food security issues, and best practices for improving student access to school breakfast • Requires DESE to develop and distribute a schedule by January 1, 2020, for districts to begin implementing breakfast after the bell programming, collect data on availability and participation rates and make information publicly available on its website • Requires full implementation by the start of the 2022 Plug Into Reliability With Honda Generators! $ ON EM MSR 290! 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