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VA HB1426

VA HB1426
School boards; availability of school meals to students, effective date.

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Introduced
01/08/2020
In Committee
02/27/2020
Crossed Over
03/02/2020
Passed
03/06/2020
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/06/2020

Introduced Session

2020 Regular Session

Bill Summary

School boards; school meals; availability to students. Requires each school board to require each public elementary and secondary school in the local school division to participate in the federal National School Lunch Program and the federal School Breakfast Program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and to make meals available pursuant to such programs to any student who requests such a meal, regardless of whether such student has the money to pay for the meal or owes money for meals previously provided, unless the student's parent has provided written permission to the school board to withhold such a meal from the student. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021.

AI Summary

This bill requires each school board in Virginia to ensure that all public elementary and secondary schools in their division participate in the federal National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. These programs must make meals available to any student who requests them, regardless of whether the student has the money to pay or owes money for previous meals, unless the student's parent provides written permission to withhold the meal. The bill also prohibits school boards from using nongovernmental third-party debt collectors to collect on any unpaid meal debt. The provisions of this bill will take effect on July 1, 2021.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Education, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (10)

Last Action

Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0683) (on 04/06/2020)

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