Bill Text: IL SB3817 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
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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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 2-3.182 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/2-3.182 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 2-3.182. School Unused Food Program. The State Board | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | of Education shall develop and implement a School Unused Food | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Program that allows public schools in this State to provide | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | food that is unused by the school to needy children who are | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | students of that school. Unused food under the Program shall be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | provided at no cost to the student. A school participating in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | the Program may contract with third parties to provide services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | under the Program. The State Board shall adopt rules necessary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | to implement and administer the Program established under this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Section. For the purposes of this Section, "needy children" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | means children who qualify for the free breakfast program, free | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | lunch program, school breakfast program, or school lunch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | program as provided under the School Breakfast and Lunch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Program Act.
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21 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | becoming law.
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