HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 676

BYRepresentatives Ebersole, Betrozoff, Grimm, Holland, Cantwell, Taylor and P. King; by request of  Superintendent of Public Instruction

Authorizing the superintendent of public instruction to receive funds for food services.

House Committe on Education

Majority Report:     The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass.  (19)

     Signed by Representatives Ebersole, Chair; Spanel, Vice Chair; Appelwick, Betrozoff, Cole, Cooper, Holland, Holm, Peery, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rayburn, Rust, Schoon, L. Smith, Taylor, Todd, Valle and Walker.

House Staff:Susan Patrick (786-7111)

AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION MARCH 3, 1987

BACKGROUND:

The Superintendent of Public Instruction is authorized to receive and disburse federal funds for the assistance of private nonprofit organizations in providing food services to children and adults under 20 USC Sec. 1751, the National School Lunch Act, and 20 USC Sec. 1771, the Child Nutrition Act.  It is required that funds provided for this purpose not be commingled or used in anyway by the agency which distributes the funds.

SUMMARY:

SUBSTITUTE BILL:  A federal food services account shall be established in the office of the state treasurer.  All federal funds which the Superintendent of Public Instruction is to distribute to private nonprofit organizations under provisions of the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act for adults and children shall be deposited in this account. Federal funds shall be used to pay all ascertainable costs of distributing funds.  Funds shall be disbursed on the authorization of the Superintendent of Public Instruction or the Superintendent's designee. The funds are subject to the allotment procedures under Chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for disbursements.  Funds from the federal food services account are authorized to be expended to implement this chapter.

SUBSTITUTE BILL COMPARED TO ORIGINAL: The name of the fund is changed from federal food services revolving fund to federal food services account.

Fiscal Note:    No Impact.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:     Bill Daley, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

House Committee - Testified Against: None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:     This allows federal moneys for food service programs to pass through an existing agency.

House Committee - Testimony Against: None Presented.