Amendments for SB22-087
Senate Journal, March 18
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB22-087 be amended
as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with
favorable recommendation.
Amend corrected printed bill, page 6, after line 10, insert:
"(12) "RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICT" MEANS A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN
COLORADO THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DETERMINES IS RURAL,
BASED ON THE GEOGRAPHIC SIZE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE DISTANCE
OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM THE NEAREST LARGE, URBANIZED AREA.".
Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 6, strike line 23 and substitute "PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH".
Page 6, line 27, after "AUTHORITY" insert "THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM OR NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM".
Page 7, line 1, after the period add "THE PROGRAM IS EFFECTIVE BEGINNING IN
THE FIRST FULL BUDGET YEAR AFTER THE STATE OF COLORADO IS CERTIFIED TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR DIRECT CERTIFICATION FOR
CHILDREN RECEIVING MEDICAID BENEFITS AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (4) OF
THIS SECTION AND BEGINS INCLUDING MEDICAID DIRECT CERTIFICATION IN
DETERMINING SCHOOL DISTRICTS' IDENTIFIED STUDENT PERCENTAGES.".
Page 10, line 8, strike "(2)(b)" and substitute "(2)(c)".
Page 10, strike line 13 and substitute "DOLLARS OR:
(I) FOR SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES THAT ARE RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS
AND OTHER SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES THAT HAVE AN IDENTIFIED STUDENT
PERCENTAGE OF FIFTY PERCENT OR HIGHER, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO TWENTY
CENTS MULTIPLIED BY".
Page 10, strike line 16 and substitute "PRECEDING SCHOOL YEAR;
(II) FOR SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES THAT ARE NOT RURAL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND HAVE AN IDENTIFIED STUDENT PERCENTAGE OF AT LEAST
TWENTY PERCENT BUT LESS THAN FIFTY PERCENT, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO TEN
CENTS MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF LUNCHES THAT QUALIFIED AS AN
ELIGIBLE MEAL THAT THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY SERVED TO
STUDENTS IN THE PRECEDING SCHOOL YEAR; AND
(III) FOR SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES THAT ARE NOT RURAL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND HAVE AN IDENTIFIED STUDENT PERCENTAGE THAT IS LESS THAN
TWENTY PERCENT, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO FIVE CENTS MULTIPLIED BY THE
NUMBER OF LUNCHES THAT QUALIFIED AS AN ELIGIBLE MEAL THAT THE
PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY SERVED TO STUDENTS IN THE
PRECEDING SCHOOL YEAR.
(b) A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY".
Reletter succeeding paragraph accordingly.
Page 11, line 12, strike "(2)(b)." and substitute "(2)(c).".
Page 12, line 14, strike "SEPTEMBER 1, 2024," and substitute "SEPTEMBER 1 OF
THE SECOND BUDGET YEAR IN WHICH THE PROGRAM IS IMPLEMENTED,".
Page 12, line 26, strike "increase." and substitute "increase or stipend.".
Page 13, line 2, strike "TWELVE" and substitute "SIX".
Page 13, line 8, afer "WAGES" insert "OR PROVIDE STIPENDS".
Page 13, line 13, after "WAGES" insert "OR PROVISION OF STIPENDS".
Page 15, lines 5 and 6, strike "DECEMBER 1, 2024," and substitute "DECEMBER
1 OF THE SECOND BUDGET YEAR IN WHICH THE PROGRAM IS IMPLEMENTED,".
Page 15, line 18, after "PAID" insert "OR THE AMOUNT OF STIPENDS PROVIDED".
Page 16, line 11, after "WAGES" insert "OR PROVISION OF STIPENDS".
Page 16, strike lines 14 and 15 and substitute "22-82.9-207. THE AUDIT OF THE
TWO BUDGET YEARS IN EACH BIENNIAL CYCLE MUST BE COMPLETED BY
DECEMBER 1 OF THE FOLLOWING BUDGET YEAR. THE DEPARTMENT".
Page 16, strike lines 18 and 19 and substitute:
"22-82.9-209. Program - funding. BEGINNING WITH THE FIRST BUDGET
YEAR IN WHICH THE PROGRAM TAKES EFFECT AND FOR".
Page 17, line 1, after "WAGES" insert "OR PROVIDE STIPENDS".
Page 17, line 2, strike "FIVE MILLION" and substitute "TWO MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND".