The bill amends Section 16-8-10.2 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-8, which pertains to federal aid for school lunch programs. The amendment specifies that any school board or school receiving aid under this chapter must ensure that their school lunch service contracts provide for payments to school-lunch workers and aides for 180 days or the length of the contract for the school year, whichever is longer. The new legal language inserted clarifies that this duration is exclusive of paid time off, including vacation days or other forms of compensatory time off.

The purpose of this act is to expand the existing law regarding school lunch service contracts to ensure that school-lunch workers and aides are compensated for a defined period that does not include paid time off or compensatory time off. The act is set to take effect immediately upon passage.

Statutes affected:
8174: 16-8-10.2