Bill Text: VA SB283 | 2024 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Free school meals; work group to study offering to students statewide.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0586) [SB283 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-SB283-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. §1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, shall convene a stakeholder work group to (i) study the estimated impact of offering free school meals to students statewide, (ii) identify options to reduce or eliminate student and school meal debt, and (iii) make recommendations regarding options to leverage other programs funded at the state and federal levels for student school meals. The work group shall be chaired by the Superintendent of Public Instruction and shall include relevant stakeholders, including representatives of local school divisions and individuals with expertise in providing innovative solutions at the state and local levels to provide free school meals to students. The work group shall report its findings and recommendations to the Joint Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education Funding by November 1, 2024.
