Bill Text: IL SB3817 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to develop and implement a School Unused Food Program that allows public schools in this State to provide food that is unused by the school to needy children who are students of that school. Provides that unused food under the Program shall be provided at no cost to the student. Provides that a school participating in the Program may contract with third parties to provide services under the Program. Provides for the adoption of rules. Defines "needy children". Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3817 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB3817-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB3817 Introduced 2/14/2020, by Sen. Christopher Belt SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/2-3.182 new
Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to develop and implement a School Unused Food Program that allows public schools in this State to provide food that is unused by the school to needy children who are students of that school. Provides that unused food under the Program shall be provided at no cost to the student. Provides that a school participating in the Program may contract with third parties to provide services under the Program. Provides for the adoption of rules. Defines "needy children". Effective immediately.
LRB101 20261 CMG 69802 b
FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
A BILL FOR
SB3817 LRB101 20261 CMG 69802 b
AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
2-3.182 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.182 new)
Sec. 2-3.182. School Unused Food Program. The State Board
of Education shall develop and implement a School Unused Food
Program that allows public schools in this State to provide
food that is unused by the school to needy children who are
students of that school. Unused food under the Program shall be
provided at no cost to the student. A school participating in
the Program may contract with third parties to provide services
under the Program. The State Board shall adopt rules necessary
to implement and administer the Program established under this
Section. For the purposes of this Section, "needy children"
means children who qualify for the free breakfast program, free
lunch program, school breakfast program, or school lunch
program as provided under the School Breakfast and Lunch
Program Act.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.