HB 13-1006 Summary

• Creates the "Breakfast After the Bell Nutrition Program" requiring Colorado public schools with 80% or more students eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch to offer free breakfast to all students beginning in the 2014-2015 school year, lowering to 70% threshold starting in 2015-2016.

• Allows schools flexibility in breakfast service models including classroom breakfast, grab-and-go options, or breakfast after first period, provided service occurs after the first bell.

• Exempts small rural school districts with fewer than 1,000 students and schools that do not participate in the federal school lunch program; schools may opt out if federal reimbursement rates fall below 2013 levels.

• Requires all breakfasts to comply with federal nutrition standards under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.

• Authorizes the Colorado Department of Education to develop implementation procedures and technical assistance for reimbursement claims; mandates all federal and state reimbursement moneys be used exclusively for food service operations.