Bill > SB155

This bill modifies West Virginia's existing laws regarding student nutrition by requiring county public school systems to conduct an annual survey to understand students' eating patterns and food availability during non-school periods. The bill changes the language from "may" to "shall", making it mandatory for county school boards to survey students about their food access, collect information about local food resources, and distribute this information to students. The legislation builds upon existing initiatives like the Feed to Achieve and Shared Table Initiative, with the goal of reducing food insecurity for children during summers and non-school days. County school boards are now required to provide their survey results and findings to the West Virginia Office of Child Nutrition, which will help monitor and share information about successful feeding programs across the state. The bill removes a previous provision that allowed schools to include food delivery plans in their crisis response plans, instead focusing on proactive surveying and resource identification. The overall intent is to create a more systematic approach to addressing children's nutritional needs outside of traditional school hours, emphasizing collaboration with public, private, religious, and charitable organizations to support food-insecure students.