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Child Nutrition Reauthorization
2009
In 2009, Congress will review the Child
Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004. This
legislation, which is set to expire on September 30,
2009, includes all the Federal child nutrition programs,
including the School Breakfast and the National School
Lunch Programs, the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP),
the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and the
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,
Infants and Children (WIC).
On June 10, End Hunger Connecticut!
testified in Boston at the USDA listening session.
Here is a copy of Lucy Nolan's testimony. End Hunger
Connecticut! also shared with the USDA some innovative
ways that we have used to increase participation in the
Summer Food Service Program and the
School Breakfast program.
Legislative Update - 2008 Session
The Connecticut legislative session ended on May 7th at
midnight, leaving many people disappointed in the
results. There were some successes during the short
session, but bills calling for funds did not get a vote.
The Governor and Legislative Leaders choose to make no
mid-term adjustments on our bi-annual budget, so new
funds were not allocated.
No Legislative outcome:
1) SB 339:
An Act Concerning Child Nutrition Programs
- This bill would have
increased participation in the School Breakfast program
through in classroom grants,
expand the summer nutrition program and would have
created a child nutrition outreach program at the State
Department of Education.
2) SB 415: An Act
Concerning Appropriations for the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program and Grants for Emergency and
Community Food Sites
- This bill allocated $ 2
million for the state's food banks to buy protein food
and vegetables to give to the our emergency food sites.
Although we were not as successful as we would have
liked this session, your many calls and emails to
legislators really made a difference. Thank you so much
for your continued support and action!
Legislation of interest that passed the House and
Senate:
1)
HB 5536: An Act Establishing the Connecticut Healthcare
Partnership - This bill would open the state
employee health care insurance pool to municipalities,
nonprofits and small businesses with 50 employees or
less, and create cost savings. This bill passed both the
House and Senate and is now awaiting action by the
Governor.
2) SB 344:
An Act Concerning Family Prosperity and the
Recommendations of the Child Poverty and
Prevention
Council - One of the many parts of this bill
requires that the Department of Social Services
establish a Food Stamp Employment and Training and grant
program for providers who serve food stamp eligible
recipients. This bill passed both the House and Senate
and is now awaiting action by the Governor.
3) HB 5105: An Act Concerning the Minimum Wage -
This bill would increase the minimum wage to $8.00 in
FY09 and to $8.25 in FY10. This bill passed both the
House
and Senate and is now awaiting action by the Governor.
4) HB 5873: An Act Concerning the Face of Connecticut
Account Steering Committee and the Preservation of
Farmland - Face of Connecticut steering committee
established, which would be charged with allocating a
pool of funds through state grant programs.
5) HB 5658: An Act Concerning the Confidentiality of
Social Security Numbers - This bill requires any
business that collects personal information, which is
information that can be associated with an individual
through an identifier like a Social Security number, to
have a privacy protection policy and to safeguard the
computer files and documents containing it. The privacy
protection policy must: protect the confidentiality of
Social Security numbers, prohibit unlawful disclosure of
Social Security numbers, and limit access to Social
Security numbers.
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