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VA SB283

VA SB283
Free school meals; work group to study offering to students statewide.


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Introduced
01/09/2024
In Committee
02/28/2024
Crossed Over
03/05/2024
Passed
03/08/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/05/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Free school meals; stakeholder work group; report. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, to convene a stakeholder work group to study the estimated impact of offering free school meals to students statewide, identify options for reducing or eliminating student and school meal debt, and make recommendations on options for leveraging other programs funded at the state and federal levels for the provision of student school meals. The bill requires the work group to report its findings and recommendations to the Joint Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education Funding by November 1, 2024. Free school meals; stakeholder work group; report. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, to convene a stakeholder work group to study the estimated impact of offering free school meals to students statewide, identify options for reducing or eliminating student and school meal debt, and make recommendations on options for leveraging other programs funded at the state and federal levels for the provision of student school meals. The bill requires the work group to report its findings and recommendations to the Joint Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education Funding by November 1, 2024.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, to convene a stakeholder work group to study the estimated impact of offering free school meals to students statewide, identify options to reduce or eliminate student and school meal debt, and make recommendations on leveraging other state and federal programs to provide student school meals. The work group, which will include relevant stakeholders such as local school division representatives and experts in innovative solutions, is required to report its findings and recommendations to the Joint Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education Funding by November 1, 2024.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Education, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0586) (on 04/05/2024)

Taxonomy

Agriculture
  • ‐ Food and Nutrition Programs
Education
  • ‐ Elementary and Secondary Education

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Document Type Source Location Created
State Bill Page https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB283 01/09/2024
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0586+hil 04/24/2024
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB283ER+hil 03/08/2024
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB283ER) https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB283FER122+PDF 03/08/2024
Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Committee substitute printed 24108418D-H1 https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB283FH1122+PDF 02/29/2024
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB283H1+hil 02/28/2024
Substitute for SB283 for Committee: Education https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24108418D.pdf 02/28/2024
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB283S1+hil 02/12/2024
Fiscal Note/Analysis - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101521D https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB283F122+PDF 02/09/2024
BillText https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB283+hil 01/09/2024
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