Bill Text: IL SB0805 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Requires school districts to establish a food sharing plan for unused food with a focus on needy students. Provides that each school district shall incorporate the plan into its local wellness policy. Requires the plan to be developed and supported jointly by the district's local health department. Provides that participants in the child nutrition programs, the National School Lunch Program and National School Breakfast Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) shall adhere to the provisions of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as well as accompanying guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on the Food Donation Program, to ensure that any leftover food items are properly donated in order to combat potential food insecurity in their communities. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0359 [SB0805 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB0805-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 102-0359 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||
2-3.182 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/2-3.182 new) | ||||
Sec. 2-3.182. School unused food sharing plan. School | ||||
districts shall incorporate a food sharing plan for unused | ||||
food into their local wellness policy under Section 2-3.139. | ||||
The food sharing plan shall focus on needy students, with the | ||||
plan being developed and supported jointly by the district's | ||||
local health department. Participants in the child nutrition | ||||
programs, the National School Lunch Program and National | ||||
School Breakfast Program, the Child and Adult Care Food | ||||
Program (CACFP), and the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) | ||||
shall adhere to the provisions of the Richard B. Russell | ||||
National School Lunch Act, as well as accompanying guidance | ||||
from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on the Food Donation | ||||
Program, to ensure that any leftover food items are properly | ||||
donated in order to combat potential food insecurity in their | ||||
communities. For the purpose of this Section, "properly" means | ||||
in accordance with all federal regulations and State and local | ||||
health and sanitation codes.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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