WV HB2794 | 2020 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Over of previous HB2794

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-19 - To House Finance
Pending: House Finance 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 is session; requiring 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; directing each county school board 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; and directing the Office of Child Nutrition to help facilitate county school boards coordinate and develop the public policy initiative of Feed to Achieve.

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Title

Establishing the Summer Feeding for All initiative

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2020-02-19HouseTo House Finance
2020-02-19HouseDo pass, but first to Finance
2020-01-08HouseTo House Education
2020-01-08HouseIntroduced in House
2020-01-08HouseTo Education then Finance
2020-01-08HouseFiled for introduction

Same As/Similar To

HB2794 (Carry Over) 2019-01-31 - To House Education

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
185D6New CodeSee Bill Text

West Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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