By: Lucio  S.B. No. 1696          (In the Senate - Filed March 9, 2017; March 22, 2017, read   first time and referred to Committee on Education; May 3, 2017,   reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the   following vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 3, 1 present not voting; May 3, 2017,   sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote    COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1696 By:  Lucio     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to a periodic study on participation of public schools in a   universal lunch program offered through the United States   Department of Agriculture.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 33, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 33.9011 to read as follows:          Sec. 33.9011.  STUDY ON PROVIDING UNIVERSAL LUNCH. (a)  Not   later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year, the agency, with   assistance from the Department of Agriculture, shall conduct a   study to determine the school districts and open-enrollment charter   schools eligible to provide a universal lunch to all students   through participation in the Community Eligibility Provision   administered by the United States Department of Agriculture, as   provided by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No.   111-296).          (b)  Not later than May 1 of each odd-numbered year, the   agency shall:                (1)  notify each school district and open-enrollment   charter school that is eligible to participate in the Community   Eligibility Provision; and                (2)  require each district and school notified under   Subdivision (1) that does not participate in the Community   Eligibility Provision at a majority of their eligible campuses to:                      (A)  perform an economic analysis of cost savings   that would result from participation in the program; and                      (B)  report the results of the analysis to the   agency not later than November 15 of each odd-numbered year.          (c)  If the economic analysis performed by a school district   or open-enrollment charter school under Subsection (b) indicates   cost savings would result from participation in the Community   Eligibility Provision, the district or school must consider   participating in the program.           (d)  If a school district or open-enrollment charter school   that would receive cost savings from participation in the Community   Eligibility Provision does not implement the program, the district   or school shall notify the agency that the district or school did   not implement the program and provide details stating the reason   the district or school did not implement the program.           (e)  Not later than January 31 of each even-numbered year,   the agency shall submit to the governor, lieutenant governor,   speaker of the house of representatives, and members of the   legislature a report that includes a list that identifies the   school districts and open-enrollment charter schools eligible to   provide a universal lunch to all students through participation in   the Community Eligibility Provision and the potential cost savings   to each district and school that could result from that   participation.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2017.     * * * * *