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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is surrounded by Rose Hill Elementary School students Wednesday morning as he signs House Bill 1006 into law. The law will require schools with high percentages of students qualifying for free or reduced-cost lunches to provide breakfast after the bell. The bill was co-sponsored by Commerce City state Rep. Dominick Moreno, a graduate of Adams City High School.

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COMMERCE CITY — A bill to help make sure more Colorado schoolkids get a decent breakfast was signed into law May 15 by Gov. John Hickenlooper at Rose Hill Elementary School.
House Bill 1006, sponsored by Commerce City Democrat Rep. Dominick Moreno and state Rep. Rony Exum, D-Colorado Springs, will phase in a requirement to serve breakfast to all students after the official start of school at Colorado schools with a high concentration of students who qualify for free or reduced cost lunch.
Starting with the 2014-15 school year, Colorado schools with 80 percent or more of the students qualifying for free or reduced-cost lunch will be mandated to provide after-the-bell breakfast, while the bill kicks into effect for the 2015-16 school year at schools with 70 percent or more of students qualifying for free or reduced-cost lunch.