Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to 3rd edition.
Deletes all provisions of previous edition and replaces them with AN ACT TO EXEMPT PARENTALLY SUPPLIED FOODS FROM NUTRITION STANDARDS AND EVALUATIONS, AND TO CLARIFY ELIGIBILITY AND REPEAL CO-PAY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NC PRE-K PROGRAM.
Amends GS 110-91(2) (concerning health-related activities of child care facilities) to clarify that the Child Care Commission (Commission) must adopt rules regulating food and beverages provided by child care facilities. Expands and clarifies the exception from such rules currently provided to parents as follows: (1) allows parents and guardians to provide food and beverages to their child that do not meet Commission standards and to opt out of any supplemental food program and (2) prohibits the Commission or other entity from evaluating the nutritional value of food or beverages provided by a parent, as indicated. Makes organizational changes.
Amends Section 10.7(f) in the Appropriations Act of 2011 to direct the Division of Child Development and Early Education to establish income eligibility requirements for the NC Pre-K program that do not exceed 75% of the state median income; allows up to 20% of enrolled children to have family incomes above the cutoff if they have other designated risk factors (currently, the Division serves at risk-children regardless of income). Repeals Section 10.7(h) in the Appropriations Act of 2011, which established a parent co-payment requirement.