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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Caldwell, Potter, Carson, Spears, Speakman, Donovan, | |
Date Introduced: January 18, 2023 | |
Referred To: House Education | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 16-8-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-8 entitled "Federal Aid |
2 | [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended to read |
3 | as follows: |
4 | 16-8-10. Mandatory school lunch programs. |
5 | All public elementary and secondary schools shall be required to make type A lunches |
6 | available to students attending those schools in accordance with rules and regulations adopted from |
7 | time to time by the department of elementary and secondary education. To the extent that federal, |
8 | state, and other funds are available, free and reduced price type A lunches shall be provided to all |
9 | students from families that meet the current specific criteria established by federal and state |
10 | regulations. The requirement that type A lunches be provided shall apply to locally managed school |
11 | lunch programs, and school lunch programs administered directly by the department of elementary |
12 | and secondary education or by any other public agency whether using school facilities or a |
13 | commercial catering service. The department of elementary and secondary education is further |
14 | authorized to expand the school lunch program to the extent that federal, state, and/or local funds |
15 | are available by the utilization of one or more food preparation centers for delivery to participating |
16 | schools for the purpose of providing meals to students on a more economical basis than could be |
17 | provided by a community acting individually. |
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1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID | |
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1 | This act would require free lunches to be provided for all elementary and secondary |
2 | students attending public schools, to the extent state and federal funds are available. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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