HB 915 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for Child and Adult Care Food Program Supplement.

PRINTER'S NO.   964

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 915
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY SHUSTERMAN, HILL-EVANS, GIRAL, FREEMAN, SANCHEZ,
        OTTEN, MALAGARI, KENYATTA, HOWARD, DALEY, GREEN, CEPEDA-
        FREYTIZ, MAYES AND FLEMING, MARCH 17, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, MARCH 17, 2025


                                       AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
 2      act relating to the public school system, including certain
 3      provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
 4      schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
 5      laws relating thereto," providing for Child and Adult Care
 6      Food Program Supplement.
 7      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 8   hereby enacts as follows:
 9      Section 1.     The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
10   as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding an
11   article to read:
12                                ARTICLE XV-O
13             CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM SUPPLEMENT
14   Section 1501-O.    Definitions.
15      The following words and phrases when used in this article
16   shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
17   context clearly indicates otherwise:
18      "Department."    The Department of Education of the
19   Commonwealth.
 1      "Enrollee."     An individual enrolled in a program-
 2   participating facility and defined as eligible for the program
 3   under 42 U.S.C. § 1766 (relating to child and adult care food
 4   program).
 5      "Facility."     An eligible care center, as defined under 42
 6   U.S.C. § 1766 receiving reimbursements for meals served to
 7   enrollees under the program.
 8      "Program."     The Child and Adult Care Food Program as
 9   established under 42 U.S.C. § 1766 and administered by the
10   Federal and State agencies as provided by law.
11      "Supplement."     The Child and Adult Care Food Program
12   Supplement established in this article, which shall constitute
13   supplemental financial reimbursements under the program to
14   facilities for food that they serve to enrollees.
15   Section 1502-O.    Establishment and administration of supplement.
16      (a)     Establishment.--The Child and Adult Care Food Program
17   Supplement is established.
18      (b)     Administration.--The department shall:
19            (1)   Administer the supplement, which shall include, to
20      every extent possible, the coordination of financial
21      reimbursements with other State departments and agencies as
22      necessary.
23            (2)   Develop rules and regulations necessary to
24      administer the supplement.
25   Section 1503-O.    Funding.
26      The General Assembly shall appropriate funds from the General
27   Fund to the department for the purpose of administering the
28   program.
29   Section 1504-O.    Procedures.
30      (a)     Applications.--To implement the supplement during and

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 1   after the initial round of funding, the department shall request
 2   applications for funding from facilities. Applications shall be
 3   provided in electronic and physical form.
 4      (b)   Criteria.--The department may award a supplement to a
 5   facility in accordance with the following:
 6            (1)   For the first round of funding for a facility, or in
 7      the case of a facility that receives reimbursements under the
 8      program but did not receive a supplement during the previous
 9      year, the department shall award funding to the facility that
10      demonstrates the ability of the facility to:
11                  (i)    Better serve food to additional enrollees.
12                  (ii)    Do any of the following:
13                         (A)   If the facility is a nonprofit organization
14                  or an emergency shelter, bolster the facility's near-
15                  term and long-term fiscal stability or provide for
16                  further care and educational opportunities for the
17                  facility's enrollees.
18                         (B)   If the facility is a for-profit
19                  organization, provide for further care and
20                  educational opportunities for the facility's
21                  enrollees.
22            (2)   If the facility received reimbursements in the
23      initial round of funding or received funding any year after
24      through the supplement, the facility must demonstrate that
25      the supplemental financial reimbursements allowed, and will
26      continue to allow, the facility to:
27                  (i)    Better serve food to additional enrollees.
28                  (ii)    Do any of the following:
29                         (A)   If the facility is a nonprofit organization
30                  or an emergency shelter, bolster the facility's near-

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 1                  term and long-term fiscal stability or provide for
 2                  further care and educational opportunities for the
 3                  facility's enrollees.
 4                      (B)   If the facility is a for-profit
 5                  organization, provide for further care and
 6                  educational opportunities for the facility's
 7                  enrollees.
 8   Section 1505-O.     Priority in funding.
 9      The department shall prioritize funding under the supplement
10   in a manner, as determined by the department, that maximizes the
11   number of enrollees who are fully nourished while in the care of
12   the facilities.
13   Section 1506-O.     Annual report.
14      (a)   General requirement.--No later than the June 1 following
15   the date of each appropriation under section 1503-O, the
16   department shall compile an annual report on the program and the
17   supplement.
18      (b)   Submittal.--Each annual report shall be submitted to the
19   following:
20            (1)   The Governor.
21            (2)   The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
22      Aging and Youth Committee of the Senate.
23            (3)   The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
24      Aging and Older Adult Services Committee of the House of
25      Representatives.
26            (4)   The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
27      Children and Youth Committee of the House of Representatives.
28            (5)   The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
29      Appropriations Committee of the Senate.
30            (6)   The chairperson and minority chairperson of the

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 1      Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives.
 2            (7)   The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
 3      Education Committee of the Senate.
 4            (8)   The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
 5      Education Committee of the House of Representatives.
 6      (c)   Contents.--Each annual report shall include the
 7   following:
 8            (1)   The number of facilities participating in the
 9      program.
10            (2)   The number of those facilities participating in the
11      supplement.
12            (3)   The number of meals served through the program with
13      and without the supplement.
14            (4)   A summary of the types of meals served to enrollees.
15            (5)   The amount of money projected to be necessary during
16      the next year to allow all enrollees to receive nutritious
17      meals and snacks.
18      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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