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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 5141 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC000652 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Representatives Caldwell, Potter, Carson, Spears, Speakman, Donovan, |
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| 17 | 17 | | Fogarty, Ajello, Kazarian, and Biah |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: January 18, 2023 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: House Education |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Section 16-8-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-8 entitled "Federal Aid 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended to read 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | as follows: 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 16-8-10. Mandatory school lunch programs. 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | All public elementary and secondary schools shall be required to make type A lunches 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | available to students attending those schools in accordance with rules and regulations adopted from 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | time to time by the department of elementary and secondary education. To the extent that federal, 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | state, and other funds are available, free and reduced price type A lunches shall be provided to all 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | students from families that meet the current specific criteria established by federal and state 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | regulations. The requirement that type A lunches be provided shall apply to locally managed school 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | lunch programs, and school lunch programs administered directly by the department of elementary 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | and secondary education or by any other public agency whether using school facilities or a 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | commercial catering service. The department of elementary and secondary education is further 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | authorized to expand the school lunch program to the extent that federal, state, and/or local funds 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | are available by the utilization of one or more food preparation centers for delivery to participating 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | schools for the purpose of providing meals to students on a more economical basis than could be 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | provided by a community acting individually. 17 |
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| 42 | 42 | | LC000652 - Page 2 of 3 |
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| 43 | 43 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 1 |
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| 49 | 49 | | LC000652 - Page 3 of 3 |
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| 50 | 50 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 51 | 51 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 52 | 52 | | OF |
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| 53 | 53 | | A N A C T |
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| 54 | 54 | | RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID |
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| 55 | 55 | | *** |
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| 56 | 56 | | This act would require free lunches to be provided for all elementary and secondary 1 |
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| 57 | 57 | | students attending public schools, to the extent state and federal funds are available. 2 |
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| 58 | 58 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 3 |
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