WV HB2057 | 2021 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Foward to future HB2057

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-10 - To House Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

The purpose of this bill is to establish the Summer Feeding for All initiative that will encourage county school systems to look for innovative ways to provide assistance to students in need to access nutritious foods during summer break and other times when school is not in session. The bill requires each county school board to conduct an assessment of the availability of food to students to determine what food insecurities exist in the student population. The bill directs each county school board to compile and distribute a list of existing food providers in the community that will provide nutritious food to children with food insecurities on nonschool days. The bill directs the Office of Child Nutrition to help facilitate county school boards to coordinate and develop the public policy initiative of Feed to Achieve.Â

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Title

Establishing the Summer Feeding for All initiative

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2021-02-10HouseTo House Education
2021-02-10HouseIntroduced in House
2021-02-10HouseTo Education then Finance
2021-02-10HouseFiled for introduction

Same As/Similar To

HB2057 (Carry Over) 2021-02-10 - To House Education
SB92 (Similar To) 2021-02-10 - To Education

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
185D6New CodeSee Bill Text

West Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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