Req. No. 1151 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) SENATE BILL 268 By: Alvord AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to school nutrition; directin g the State Department of Education to submit certain waiver request to the United States De partment of Agriculture; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency . BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF O KLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-119.1 of Title 70, unless there is created a dup lication in numbering, reads as follows: The State Department of Education shall submit a request to the United States Department of Agriculture for a waiver from the nutritional standards for the Na tional School Lunch Act for school districts that have an average daily membership of one thousand (1,000) or less. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health , or safety, an emergency is hereby Req. No. 1151 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval. 59-1-1151 EB 1/11/2023 8:26:56 AM